hoops
English Thesaurus
1. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | court game, |
| definition | : | an athletic game played on a court (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | basketball shot, |
| definition | : | throwing the basketball toward the hoop (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | rebound, |
| definition | : | the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | tap-off, tip-off, |
| definition | : | the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | basketball play, |
| definition | : | a play executed by a basketball team (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | half, |
| definition | : | one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval (noun.time) |
| domain member category | : | jump shot, jumper, |
| definition | : | (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | jump ball, |
| definition | : | (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | fast break, |
| definition | : | (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | dribble, dribbling, |
| definition | : | the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | double dribble, |
| definition | : | an illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | assist, |
| definition | : | (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | technical, technical foul, |
| definition | : | (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | backboard, basketball backboard, |
| definition | : | a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | basketball court, |
| definition | : | the court on which basketball is played (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | basketball equipment, |
| definition | : | sports equipment used in playing basketball (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | home court, |
| definition | : | (basketball) the court where the host team plays its home games (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | rim, |
| definition | : | (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | key, paint, |
| definition | : | (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court (noun.location) |
| domain member category | : | center, |
| definition | : | (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | hack, |
| definition | : | kick on the arms (verb.competition) |
| domain member category | : | dunk, |
| definition | : | make a dunk shot, in basketball (verb.contact) |
| domain member category | : | slam-dunk, |
| definition | : | make a slam dunk; shoot a basketball in a slam dunk (verb.contact) |
| domain member category | : | ball-hawking, |
| definition | : | used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit (adj.all) |
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