basketball vs footy

basketball

noun
  • The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball. 

  • A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop. 

verb
  • To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball 

  • To play basketball 

footy

noun
  • The ball used in a game of footy. 

  • A football fan. 

  • Football (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) 

  • The game or sport of football, usually Australian rules football or rugby league, but not soccer 

  • A short sock. 

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