bas·ket·ball — /ˈbæskıtˌbɑːl, Brit ˈbɑːskıtˌbɔːl/ noun, pl balls 1 [noncount] : a game in which two teams of five players bounce a ball and try to score points by throwing the ball through one of the raised nets at each end of a rectangular court She plays… … Useful english dictionary
bas´ket|like´ — bas|ket «BAS kiht, BAHS », noun, verb. –noun. 1. a container made of twigs, grasses, fibers, strips of wood, or the like, woven together or made of plastic to imitate this: »Mother keeps the laundry in a clothes basket. 2. the amount that a… … Useful english dictionary
bas|ket — «BAS kiht, BAHS », noun, verb. –noun. 1. a container made of twigs, grasses, fibers, strips of wood, or the like, woven together or made of plastic to imitate this: »Mother keeps the laundry in a clothes basket. 2. the amount that a basket holds … Useful english dictionary
Basket-ball — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Basket. Basket ball Basketball Fédération internationale … Wikipédia en Français
Basketball — Bas·ket·ball [ ba(ː)skətbal] der; 1 ohne Artikel, nur Sg; ein Ballspiel zwischen zwei Mannschaften, bei dem versucht wird, einen großen Ball in den Korb des Gegners zu werfen || K : Basketballspieler 2 der Ball, der beim ↑Basketball (1) verwendet … Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache
Basketball — Bas|ket|ball 〈m.; Gen.: (e)s; Pl.: unz.; Sport〉 Korbball(spiel), das von zwei Mannschaften zu je fünf Spielern u. (regelgerecht) ohne körperl. Berührung gespielt wird [Etym.: <engl. basket »Korb« + ball »Ball«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
basketball — bas|ket|ball W2S3 [ˈba:skıtbo:l US ˈbæskıtbo:l] n 1.) [U] a game played indoors between two teams of five players, in which each team tries to win points by throwing a ball through a net 2.) the ball used in this game … Dictionary of contemporary English
basketball — bas|ket|ball [ bæskət,bɔl ] noun *** uncount a game played by two teams of five players who get points by throwing a ball through a net a. count the ball used in the game of basketball … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
basketball — bas•ket•ball [[t]ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt [/t]] n. 1) spo a game played on a rectangular court by two teams usu. of five players each, who attempt to score points by tossing a ball through a goal on the opponent s side of the court 2) spo the round … From formal English to slang
Basketball — Bas|ket|ball der; s, ...bälle <aus gleichbed. engl. basketball zu basket »Korb«>: 1. (auch das; ohne Plur., meist ohne Artikel) Korbballspiel. 2. beim Korbballspiel verwendeter Ball … Das große Fremdwörterbuch