basket
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1.5
- noun
- /ˈbæskɪt/
- After the winning basket, they gathered under the hoop, still shuddering from Sky's humongous dunk.
- make a basket
- shoot baskets
- score a basket
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Examples
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The sudden-death winning basket had been sunk by second-stringer Donald Fox.
Fiction book (1991) -
First person to make a basket from the end of the driveway wins.
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On Thursday, I made six baskets in a row!
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Another easy basket for the Rutland Rangers.
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Caffey's basket with 2:15 left in the half gave the 49ers their largest lead at 31-25.
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After a great pass from his teammate, he made an impressive basket to help the team win the match.
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She celebrated after scoring the winning basket in the last few seconds of the game.
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The young player practiced every day to improve his shooting and make more baskets during the season.
Synonyms
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2.8
A shot taken from the free-throw line without being blocked after a foul
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5.1
A shot in basketball made while the player is jumping
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2.7
A basketball shot made while you jump and let go of the ball at the top
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3.4
A strong shot where a player jumps and puts the ball through the hoop with one or both hands
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3.4
A close shot near the basket in basketball made with one hand, often off the backboard
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3.3
A basket scored during play by throwing the ball through the other team's hoop
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7.9
A basketball shot from far away that scores three points
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3.6
A basketball shot made by sweeping the arm and releasing the ball high with the hand farthest from the basket
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6.3
A shot scored by lightly tapping a rebound into the basket before it hits the ground
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3.5
A basketball shot where a player jumps and pushes the ball down into the hoop with one or both hands
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7.2
A basketball shot made near the basket by rolling the ball off the fingertips
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3.7
A shot in basketball that bounces off the backboard into the hoop
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7.0
A basketball play where a player puts the ball down hard through the hoop
Idioms
Compounds
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3.2
A basket for carrying and measuring fruit or vegetables that holds about 35 litres
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2.7
A space on a website or app where you keep items you plan to buy before you pay
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9.9
A deep-water sponge with a delicate, glassy, net-like structure from East Asian waters
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7.7
A large tropical fern with long feathery leaves often grown in pots for decoration
- Specialized
An arch with a wide, flat curve made from parts of three circles, often used in bridges and large buildings
- US
A North American tree with strong flexible wood used to make baskets and leaves that turn gold in autumn
- Specialized
A sea animal like a starfish with many thin, branched arms around a round middle body
A plant that lives for one year with purple, basket-like flower heads used to decorate gardens
- US
A card game using two decks and four jokers where jokers and twos are wild and players form sets
Surface Forms
Etymology
A basket also means the score when the ball goes through the hoop, because the hoop itself is called a 'basket'. So when a player 'makes a basket' they score points by putting the ball into that basket.