[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

basketball \bas"ketball`\, n.
   1. a ball game, usually played indoors in an area called the
      basketball court, in which two opposing teams of five
      players each contest with each other to toss a large
      inflated ball the basketball into opposite goals
      baskets resembling baskets, each typically a cylindrical
      mesh suspended from a circular rim which is held ten feet
      above the court. a goal scored by passing the basketball
      through the basket may count from one to three points,
      depending on the situation in which it was thrown.

   syn: basketball game.
        webster 1913 suppl. wordnet 1.5 +pjc

   2. the inflatable ball used in the game of basketball.
      pjc

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

basketball
     n 1: a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players;
          points are scored by throwing the basketball through an
          elevated horizontal hoop syn: basketball game, hoops
     2: an inflated ball used in playing basketball
see also:
basketball game hoops 

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