basketball
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
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
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Sense 2 noun
an inflated ball used in playing basketball
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | jump shot |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | jump ball |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | fast break |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | dribbling |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | double dribble |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | assist |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | technical foul |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | backboard |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | basketball court |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | basketball equipment |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | home court |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | rim |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | paint |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | center |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | hack |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | dunk |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | slam-dunk |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | ball-hawking |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | basketball shot |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | rebound |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | tap-off |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | basketball play |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | half |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | court game |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | professional basketball |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ball |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | basketball equipment |