basketball shoes

noun

A pair of bulky athletic shoes, manufactured to be shock absorbent and stable for the footing.

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Meanings

nounbasketball shoes pl (normally plural, singular basketball shoe)

singular basketball shoe

  1. pluralplural normallyA pair of bulky athletic shoes, manufactured to be shock absorbent and stable for the footing.

Origin

Originally designed for basketball players, then later became used by the general public.

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Translations

German Basketballschuhe
  • Basketballschuhepair of bulky athletic shoes
Japanese バスケットボールシューズ
  • バスケットボールシューズ (basukettobōru shūzu)pair of bulky athletic shoes
Korean 바스켓볼 슈즈, 농구화
  • 바스켓볼 슈즈 (baseuketbol syujeu)pair of bulky athletic shoes
  • 농구화 (nongguhwa)pair of bulky athletic shoes
Cite this entry
APA

basketball shoes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basketball%20shoes

MLA

“basketball shoes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basketball%20shoes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basketball shoes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basketball%20shoes.

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