double dribble
noun
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.Also double-dribble .
to commit a double dribble.
verb (used with object)
to commit a double dribble with (the ball).
Origin of double dribble
1First recorded in 1915–20
Words Nearby double dribble
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