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double dribble

 

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Noun double dribble has 1 sense
  1. double dribble - 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)
    --1 is a kind of
    dribble, dribbling

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Double Dribble

Noun:

1. In basketball, the illegal act of bouncing the ball with both hands simultaneously or stopping the dribble and then resuming it, resulting in a turnover.

Example sentence: The referee called a double dribble, giving the opposing team possession of the ball.

Verb (transitive):

1. To dribble the basketball with both hands simultaneously, which is against the rules in basketball.

Example sentence: The player mistakenly double dribbled, causing a turnover.

Verb (intransitive):

1. To pause the dribbling of the basketball and then resume it, resulting in a turnover according to basketball rules.

Example sentence: The player was called for a double dribble when he paused his dribble and started it again.

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