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double dribble

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double dribble
n. Basketball
An illegal dribble in which a player uses both hands simultaneously to dribble the ball or begins to dribble the ball a second time after having come to a complete stop.
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Noun1.double dribble - an illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop)
dribbling, dribble - the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop


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Even when they struggled, the Mustangs hustled: Elisabeth DeWaalMalefyt crashing into the bench chasing a loose ball; Kelly DeVries turning her ankle running down an errant pass; Becky Bracelin keeping her dribble alive surrounded by two SNU players while on her knees; all of the Mustangs harassing the Crimson Storm into costly traveling and double dribble calls and grabbing 27 offensive rebounds.
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He scored the Lakers' first six points of the period, then followed with two miscues - losing one possession on a charging call and another on a double dribble.
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