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Kickball vs Basketball - What's the difference?

kickball | basketball |

As nouns the difference between kickball and basketball

is that kickball is a sport similar to baseball, where a ball is kicked rather than hit while basketball is a sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

kickball

English

(wikipedia kickball)

Noun

  • (uncountable) A sport similar to baseball, where a ball is kicked rather than hit.
  • (countable) The ball used in the above sport.

    • basketball

    English

    (wikipedia basketball)

    Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * (sport) hoops (US slang)

    Derived terms

    * basketball player

    Related terms

    * basket