basketball

US /ˈbæskətˌbɔl/

Definition

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

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Our team plays basketball in the community center on Wednesdays.

Easy play basketball
to play basketball, meaning to participate in games or sport
Medium basketball tournament sponsorship
describing basketball tournament sponsorship (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)
Hard professional basketball franchise valuation
describing professional basketball franchise valuation (a person engaged in one of the learned professions)
Very Hard full-court basketball press tactic
a collocation phrase: full-court basketball press tactic

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.