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FAST BREAK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fast break mean?
• FAST BREAK (noun)
The noun FAST BREAK has 1 sense:
1. (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball
Familiarity information: FAST BREAK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fast break" is a kind of...):
break (a sudden dash)
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)
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