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noun Basketball.

a play or method of play that brings the ball from one end of the court to the other quickly, usually by one or two quick passes in an attempt by the offensive team to score before the defensive team can get into position.

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Origin of fast break

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby fast break

fast, fast and furious, fast and loose, fastback, fastball, fast break, fast-breaking, fast-breeder reactor, fast buck, fast casual, fast-count

Other definitions for fast break (2 of 2)

fast-break

[ fast-breyk, fahst- ]

/ ˈfæstˈbreɪk, ˈfɑst- /

verb (used without object), fast-broke, fast-bro·ken, fast-break·ing.Basketball.

to execute or play in the style of a fast break.

How to use fast break in a sentence

The Terps snatched all of the momentum when Owusu sprinted out on a fast break and drove to the basket for an athletic layup and appeared to be fouled.
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Even though the Aces led the league in possessions per game, their success also underscores the limits of older statistics like possessions per game and fast break points per game.
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This is the Mexico that U.S. college students would be wise to steer clear of on spring break.
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The focus here was on how fast oil would come out of the Canadian fields.
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I was already over forty, had hardly a nickel in my pocket and this was the biggest break in my life.
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Both high fashion and the fast, commercial fashion of Target are supposed to be about aspiration.
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This sultry ballad about break-ups and make-ups in the City of Angels is haunting stuff.
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The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier's eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them.
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There are a number of bacilli, called acid-fast bacilli, which stain in the same way as the tubercle bacillus.
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Were you ever arrested, having in your custody another man's cash, and would rather go to gaol, than break it?
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You see, they always butter their chairs so that they won't stick fast when they sit down.
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You see, I am the city undertaker, and the people are dying here so fast, that I can hardly supply the demand for coffins.
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