basketball
noun
bas·ket·ball ˈba-skit-ˌbȯl 
often attributive
: a usually indoor court game between two teams of usually five players each who score by tossing an inflated ball through a raised goal
also : the ball used in this game
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Reach Louisville football, women's basketball and baseball beat writer Alexis Cubit at acubit@gannett.com and follow her on Twitter at @Alexis_Cubit. 
Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2022 Martin was a two-sport athlete (football and basketball) at Division III Millikin University (1986-90). Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2022 From track and cross country to football and basketball, Price has played the sport before. AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2022 With legalized sports betting, the content will be about football, basketball, baseball and other sports. Chris Quinn, Editor, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022 Richardson still shows up unannounced at a football and basketball games. Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 From track and cross country to football and basketball, Price has played the sport before. Lauren Kobley, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2022 Pugh, the youngest male of 19 paternal grandchildren, had two older brothers who played football and basketball at Bloom. Patrick Z. Mcgavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 The injunction allowed the student, who is now enrolled in college, to play a fifth year of high school football and basketball. Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 See More
Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2022 Martin was a two-sport athlete (football and basketball) at Division III Millikin University (1986-90). Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2022 From track and cross country to football and basketball, Price has played the sport before. AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2022 With legalized sports betting, the content will be about football, basketball, baseball and other sports. Chris Quinn, Editor, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022 Richardson still shows up unannounced at a football and basketball games. Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 From track and cross country to football and basketball, Price has played the sport before. Lauren Kobley, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2022 Pugh, the youngest male of 19 paternal grandchildren, had two older brothers who played football and basketball at Bloom. Patrick Z. Mcgavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 The injunction allowed the student, who is now enrolled in college, to play a fifth year of high school football and basketball. Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1892, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing basketball
Kids Definition
basketball
noun
bas·ket·ball ˈba-skit-ˌbȯl
1
: a game in which two teams try to throw a ball through a hanging net
2
: the ball used in basketball