(n): any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
(n): the quantity contained in a basket
(n): the quantity that a container will hold
(n): horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
(n): game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
(n): sports equipment used in playing basketball
(n): a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
(n): the act of scoring in a game or sport
