fast break

fast break
noun
(basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball
• Topics: ↑basketball, ↑basketball game, ↑hoops
• Hypernyms: ↑break

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noun
: a basketball maneuver calculated to move the ball toward the opponents' basket for a shot as quickly as possible after gaining possession of the ball

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Basketball.
a play or method of play that brings the ball from one end of the court to the other quickly, usually by one or two quick passes in an attempt by the offensive team to score before the defensive team can get into position.
[1945-50]

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fast break,
Sports. a rush to score after gaining possession of the ball or puck to prevent the opposing team from establishing a defense: »

By half time, relying on a collapsing zone defense that stalled Illinois' fast break, Northwestern had a 34-28 lead (Time).

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1.
n. a swift attack from a defensive position in basketball, soccer, and other ball games

a defense that shut off our fast break altogether | [as adj.] | there are no fast-break baskets

2.
v. (fast-break) [intrans.] make such an attack

fast-breaking relentlessly is harder than playing a control game

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noun, pl ⋯ breaks [count]
basketball : a quick movement toward the net in an attempt to score before the opposing players can reach their defensive positions

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Fast Break — [ fɑ:st breɪk], der od. das; [s], s, (auch:) Fast|break der od. das; [s], s [engl. fast break] (Basketball): äußerst schnell ausgeführter Durchbruch aus der Verteidigung, unmittelbar nachdem die Mannschaft in Ballbesitz gelangt ist; Steilangriff …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Fast Break — [ fɑ:st breik] der od. das; , s, auch Fast|break der od. das; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. fast break, eigtl. »schneller Durchbruch«> äußerst schnell ausgeführter Durchbruch aus der Verteidigung, Steilangriff (beim ↑Basketball) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • fast-break — /fast brayk , fahst /, v.i., fast broke, fast broken, fast breaking. Basketball. to execute or play in the style of a fast break. * * * …   Universalium

  • fast-break — /fast brayk , fahst /, v.i., fast broke, fast broken, fast breaking. Basketball. to execute or play in the style of a fast break …   Useful english dictionary

  • fast break — fast′ break′ n. spo (esp. in basketball) a play in which a team that has just regained the ball attempts to score quickly before their opponents reach the other end of the playing area • Etymology: 1945–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • fast break — ☆ fast break n. a play, as in basketball, in which a team quickly moves down the playing area in an attempt to score before an adequate defense can be set up …   English World dictionary

  • Fast Break — Abschluss eines Tempogegenstoßes per Sprungwurf im Frauenhandball Christian Zeitz bei einem Tempogegenstoß Der Tempog …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • fast-break — intransitive verb see fast break …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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