Words Like BASKETBALL
    
   We have put together a list of words that are similar to BASKETBALL.
    
    
    
        
            2 Alternative Words Similar to basketball
   
            
               
            
            
        
       
    
    
        9 definitions of basketball
           
        
    1
    
        A ball game, usually played indoors in an area called the basketball court, in which two opposing teams of five players each contest with each other to toss a large inflated ball (the basketball) into opposite goals (baskets) resembling baskets, each typically a cylindrical mesh suspended from a circular rim which is held ten feet above the court. A goal scored by passing the basketball through the basket may count from one to three points, depending on the situation in which it was thrown.
    
    
    
 
    2
    
        The inflatable ball used in the game of basketball.
    
    
    
 
    3
    
        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
    
    
    
 
    4
    
        an inflated ball used in playing basketball
    
    
    
 
    5
    
        A game played between two teams of five players each, the object being to throw a ball through an elevated basket on the opponent's side of a rectangular court. Players may move the ball by dribbling or passing with the hands.
    
    
    
 
    6
    
        The inflated, spherical ball used in this game.
    
    
    
 
    7
    
        A game played with a ball resembling a foot-ball, in which the object is to throw the ball into one of two baskets (the goals) placed at opposite ends of the field.
    
    
    
 
    8
    
        A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
    
    
    
 
    9
    
        The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.