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FAST BREAK

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Dictionary entry overview: What does fast break mean?

• FAST BREAK (noun)
The noun FAST BREAK has 1 sense:

1. (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball

Familiarity information: FAST BREAK used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FAST BREAK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("fast break" is a kind of...):

break (a sudden dash)

Domain category:

basketball; basketball game; hoops (a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop)

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