double dribble

noun

1. an infraction, resulting in loss of possession of the ball, occurring either when a player uses both hands simultaneously when dribbling or when a player interrupts a dribble by holding the ball momentarily in one or both hands.

verb (used without object)

, double dribbled, double dribbling.

1. to commit a double dribble.

verb (used with object)

1. to commit a double dribble with (the ball).

Word History and Origins

Origin of double dribble¹

First recorded in 1915–20