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Eurostep en · NOUN

Etymology

From Euro- + step.

Meanings

  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:

Forms

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Eurosteps Number=Plur lexicographic

Eurostep en · VERB

Etymology

From Euro- + step.

Meanings

  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

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Eurostepped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Eurostepped Tense=Past lexicographic
Eurostepping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Eurosteps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic