basketball vs volley

basketball

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

  • To play 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. 

volley

verb
  • To fire a volley of shots 

  • To make a volley 

  • To sound together 

  • To hit the ball before it touches the ground 

  • To be fired in a volley 

noun
  • A burst or emission of many things at once. 

  • The flight of a ball just before it bounces. 

  • A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground. 

  • The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired. 

  • A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket. 

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