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jump ball

n. Basketball

A method of starting play or determining possession in which an official tosses the ball up between two opposing players who jump and try to tap the ball to a teammate.

jump ball

(Team Sports / Basketball) Basketball a ball thrown high by the referee between two opposing players to put it in play, as after a stoppage in which no foul or violation was committed

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Noun

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

commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop

tap-off, tip-off - the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball

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jump ball

n → Schiedsrichterball m

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jump ball (redirected from Possession arrow)

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