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.Also double-dribble .
  1. to commit a double dribble.

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

Origin of double dribble

1
First recorded in 1915–20

Words Nearby double dribble

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