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tap-off

DEFINITIONS OF: tap-off

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n the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball

Synonyms:
tip-off
Type of:
jump ball
(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
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