(sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop. / (countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

To play basketball / To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball

(slang, potentially offensive) One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, stress or exhaustion.

(countable) A basketball game involving a brawl. / (uncountable) Highly physical basketball play.

A small open container for discarded paper etc; a wastebasket.

The state of having invested heavily in just one area. / The state of having devoted all of one’s resources to one thing.

A basket to put groceries and other merchandise in while shopping. / (Internet) A page on a shopping website where one's prospective purchases are listed before payment.

(informal, derogatory) A college or high school course or major that is easy and useless for finding jobs or creating any valuable societal contribution.

To rely on a single source (as of income), rather than diversifying.

plural of basket