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Eurostep

Eurostep noun: a basketball move in which an offensive player picks up their dribble, takes a step in one direction, and then quickly takes a second step in another direction.

Noun

Eurostep (plural Eurosteps)

  1. A basketball move in which an offensive player picks up their dribble, takes a step in one direction, and then quickly takes a second step in another direction.
    • They have seen it enough that they have come to understand that the Eurostep is a pretty good way to get around a defender, used so routinely that Harden's teammate Clint Capela, a center that rarely goes one-on-one, has employed it, though in his case, it should probably just be called a "Step."2018 April 17, “Why James Harden isn't traveling on his step-back 3-pointers”, in Houston Chronicle

Verb

Eurostep (third-person singular simple present Eurosteps, present participle Eurostepping, simple past and past participle Eurostepped)

  1. To perform a Eurostep.
    • They need to make him work for those points, and not let him Eurostep his way to easy buckets.2018 April 28, “Prepare Yourself For Another Celtics-Bucks Rock Fight In Game 7”, in CBS Boston, CBS Boston / WBZ

Forms of Eurostep

Noun
pluralEurosteps
Verb
third-person singular presentEurosteps
present participleEurostepping
past participleEurostepped
pastEurostepped

Origin of Eurostep

From Euro- + step.

Questions about Eurostep

What does Eurostep mean?
Eurostep means a basketball move in which an offensive player picks up their dribble, takes a step in one direction, and then quickly takes a second step in another direction.
What part of speech is Eurostep?
Eurostep can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of Eurostep?
The plural of Eurostep is Eurosteps.

Words near Eurostep in the dictionary

  1. Eurospies
  2. Eurospy
  3. Eurostan
  4. Eurostar
  5. Eurostars
  6. Eurostep
  7. Eurostepped
  8. Eurostepping
  9. Eurosteps
  10. Eurosterling
  11. Eurostyle

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