basketball

Word parts

basket + ball

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔːl/

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• Hyphenation: bas‧ket‧ball

Noun

Singular basketball

Plural basketballs

A basketball

1. (uncountable) A ball game with two teams of five players. A goal is scored when a player throws the ball into a net (attached to a hoop) at each end of the court.

   I play on my school's basketball team.

2. (countable) A ball used in the game of basketball.

   Throw the basketball to me.