key
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5.8
- noun
- /kiː/
- Let me see you fake left. go right. out to the top of the key and take a shot.
- top of the key
- middle of the key
- left of the key
Examples
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Chism kicks it to Kemp at the top of the key, 25 seconds.
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So at the top of the key, I throw the ball backwards over my head towards the rim.
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And then E is right here where the lane key is and it's a blue key, so you have to hit second first.
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And your shot from the top of the key, it was amazing!
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You had the shot right at the key!
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Clemens runs down the lane right of the key.
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Alcindor's at the top of the key.
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Downtown brings the ball up forward... and passes to Monix at the top of the key.
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Mills runs a pick-and-roll with Splitter at the top of the key.
Blog text (31) -
At the end of the game, he made a crucial shot from the top of the key to win.
Synonyms
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5.1
A rectangular area near the basket on a basketball court that is a different colour
1
3.6
Marked rectangle near the basket where players stand during free throws
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
3.6
A key on Apple keyboards that you press with other keys to use shortcuts
- Archaic
1
7.7
A small lever device used to send messages as dots and dashes by making and breaking an electric circuit
- Specialized
1
2.8
A key on a computer keyboard that you press with other keys to do special actions
- Specialized
1
2.3
A key on a keyboard that moves the cursor to the right to indent or align text
- Archaic
1
9.0
A small metal key with a square hole used to wind old pocket devices that tell time
- Specialized
1
7.5
A secret password that lets someone get into many accounts or systems
- Specialized
1
5.5
A set of sharps or flats at the start of written music showing its key
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7.1
A repeating decorative border made from one continuous line that forms square corners
- Specialized
1
4.1
A secure place on a computer that stores passwords and secret codes for apps and the system
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6.7
A repeated decorative border of straight lines that turn in square corners, often on vases and buildings
- Specialized
A winged fruit from maple or ash trees with one seed that spins as it falls
- Specialized
A small metal tool with a six-sided end for turning screws with a matching hole
- Specialized
A small metal tool with a six-sided tip that turns screws with a six-sided hole in the head
Surface Forms
Etymology
The basketball key got its name because the painted area once looked like an old-fashioned keyhole, so the 'key' is the central area under the basket.