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3 N‑COUNT In basketball, the basket is a net hanging from a ring through which players try to throw the ball in order to score points. A basket is also the point scored when the ball is thrown through the ring.

4 → see also bread basket , hanging basket , wastepaper basket

5to put all your eggs in one basket → see egg

basket|ball /bɑː sk I tbɔːl, bæ s-/ (basketballs )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Basketball is a game in which two teams of five players each try to score goals by throwing a large ball through a circular net fixed to a metal ring at each end of the court.

2 N‑COUNT A basketball is a large ball which is used in the game of basketball.

ba s|ket case (basket cases )

1 N‑COUNT If someone describes a country or organization as a basket case , they mean that its economy or finances are in a seriously bad state. [INFORMAL ] □  The country is an economic basket case with chronic unemployment and rampant crime.

2 N‑COUNT If you describe someone as a basket case , you think that they are insane. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  You're going to think I'm a basket case when I tell you this.

bas-relief /bɑː r I liː f, bæ s-/ (bas-reliefs )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Bas-relief is a technique of sculpture in which shapes are carved so that they stand out from the background. □  …a classic white bas-relief design.

2 N‑COUNT A bas-relief is a sculpture carved on a surface so that it stands out from the background. □  …columns decorated with bas-reliefs.

bass ◆◇◇ (basses ) Pronounced /be I s/ for meanings 1 to 4 , and /bæ s/ for meaning 5 . The plural of the noun in meaning 5 is bass . 1 N‑COUNT A bass is a man with a very deep singing voice. □  …the great Russian bass Chaliapin.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] A bass drum, guitar, or other musical instrument is one that produces a very deep sound. □  He had found success as a vocalist and bass guitarist with the band.

3 N‑VAR In popular music, a bass is a bass guitar or a double bass . □  …a supporting cast of musicians on bass, drums, guitar and violin.

4 N‑UNCOUNT On a stereo system or radio, the bass is the ability to reproduce the lower musical notes. The bass is also the knob which controls this.

5 N‑VAR Bass are edible fish that are found in rivers and the sea. There are several types of bass. □  They unloaded their catch of cod and bass. ● N‑UNCOUNT [oft n N ] Bass is a piece of this fish eaten as food. □  …a large fresh fillet of sea bass.

bas|set hound /bæ s I t haʊnd/ (basset hounds ) N‑COUNT A basset hound is a dog with short strong legs, a long body, and long ears. It is kept as a pet or used for hunting.

bass|ist /be I s I st/ (bassists ) N‑COUNT A bassist is someone who plays the bass guitar or the double bass.

bas|soon /bəsuː n/ (bassoons ) N‑VAR A bassoon is a large musical instrument of the woodwind family that is shaped like a tube and played by blowing into a curved metal pipe.

bas|soon|ist /bəsuː n I st/ (bassoonists ) N‑COUNT A bassoonist is someone who plays the bassoon.

bas|tard /bɑː stə ^r d, bæ s-/ (bastards )

1 N‑COUNT Bastard is an insulting word which some people use about a person, especially a man, who has behaved very badly. [RUDE , OFFENSIVE , DISAPPROVAL ]

2 N‑COUNT [oft N n] A bastard is a person whose parents were not married to each other at the time that he or she was born. This use could cause offence. [OLD-FASHIONED ]

bas|tard|ized /bɑː stə ^r da I zd, bæ s-/ in BRIT, also use bastardised ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you refer to something as a bastardized form of something else, you mean that the first thing is similar to or copied from the second thing, but is of much poorer quality. [FORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]

baste /be I st/ (bastes , basting , basted ) VERB If you baste meat, you pour hot fat and the juices from the meat itself over it while it is cooking. □ [V n] Pam was in the middle of basting the turkey. □ [V ] Bake for 15-20 minutes, basting occasionally.