basket in Dutch

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

(basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.

(basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.

(basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.

(basketball) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.

(basketball) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.

A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the women put their arms over the men's shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.