jump ball
noun
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- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(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 & categories
- commencement hypernym
- tap-off hyponym
Related & opposite
- basketball domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | basketball |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | commencement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tap-off |