Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upcourt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-court
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Toward a team's offensive basket, the basket at which points are scored

Example Sentences

"The Wizards took the lead for good when Nick Young blocked Duhon’s layup attempt, then raced upcourt for a 21-foot pull-up jumper."

Etymology

Etymology tree English up- Latin cōrs Old French cortbor. Middle English court English court English upcourt From up- + court.

Inflected Forms

further upcourt (comparative) farther upcourt (comparative) furthest upcourt (superlative) farthest upcourt (superlative)

Antonyms

downcourt

Questions

What does upcourt mean?: Toward a team's offensive basket, the basket at which points are scored
Where does upcourt come from?: Etymology tree English up- Latin cōrs Old French cortbor. Middle English court English court English upcourt From up- + court.

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