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jump ball

DEFINITIONS OF: jump ball

1

n (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate

Types:
tap-off, tip-off
the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball
Type of:
beginning, commencement, start
the act of starting something
Launch
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