Gym vs. Basketball — What's the Difference?

A gymnasium, also known as a gym, is a covered location for athletics. The word is derived from the ancient Greek gymnasium.

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end of the court) while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three.

A gymnasium.

A game played between two teams of five players each, the object being to throw a ball through an elevated basket on the opponent's side of a rectangular court. Players may move the ball by dribbling or passing with the hands.

A building or part of a building with facilities for exercise, bodybuilding, or other kinds of physical training.

The inflated, spherical ball used in this game.

A course in physical education.

A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

A metal frame supporting equipment used in outdoor play.

(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball. Basketball

Clipping of gymnasium

To play basketball

(uncountable) gymnastics

To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball

(weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise.

A ball game, usually played indoors in an area called the basketball court, in which two opposing teams of five players each contest with each other to toss a large inflated ball (the basketball) into opposite goals (baskets) resembling baskets, each typically a cylindrical mesh suspended from a circular rim which is held ten feet above the court. A goal scored by passing the basketball through the basket may count from one to three points, depending on the situation in which it was thrown.

Physical education class

The inflatable ball used in the game of basketball.

To go to the gym.

A game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop

Athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training

An inflated ball used in playing basketball