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upcourt
adverb
uk /ʌpˈkɔːt/ us /ˈʌp.kɔːrt/
In basketball, if you move upcourt, you move away from the basket(= goal) you are defending and towards the one in which you are trying to score:
After grabbing the rebound, Wallace passed the ball upcourt to Cain, who quickly drove to the basket.
Her pass upcourt was stolen by the alert defender.
The coach has been telling his team to move upcourt more quickly when they get the ball and set up before the defence can react.
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