DOUBLE DRIBBLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does double dribble mean? 

• DOUBLE DRIBBLE (noun)
  The noun DOUBLE DRIBBLE has 1 sense:

1. an illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop)

  Familiarity information: DOUBLE DRIBBLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOUBLE DRIBBLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("double dribble" is a kind of...):

dribble; dribbling (the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks)

Domain category:

basketball; basketball game; hoops (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)