Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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basketball | Yes | No | No | No |
jump ball | Yes | No | No | No |
basketball (noun) | jump ball (noun) |
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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 | (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 |
an inflated ball used in playing basketball |