tie-break

Also found in: Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia

0.02 sec.

tie-break, tie-breaker [ˈtaɪˌbreɪkə]

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) Tennis a method of deciding quickly the result of a set drawn at six-all, usually involving the playing of one deciding game for the best of twelve points in which the service changes after every two points

2. (General Sporting Terms) any contest or game played to decide a winner when contestants have tied scores

Translations

tie-break [ˈtaɪbreɪk] tie-breaker [ˈtaɪbreɪkəʳ] N (Sport) → muerte f rápida, desempate m

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback
Add definition

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Dictionary browser	?		Full browser	?
jump-off tennis tie tie-breaker tiebreak tiebreaker			Britain's Andy Murray laboured to a third set tie-break victory over Spain's Fernando Verdasco in their final Group A game at the World Tour Finals on Thursday. Murray labours to ATP victory over Verdasco by AFP / AFP European Edition Britain's Andy Murray laboured to a third set tie-break victory over Spain's Fernando Verdasco in their final Group A game at the World Tour Finals on Thursday. Murray labours to ATP victory over Verdasco by AFP / AFP Global Edition The pair's recent results support this theory with Gonzalez having played at least one tie-break in seven of his last 16 matches and Isner playing tie-breaks in 16 of his last 23. Expect powerful duo to serve up close set by The Racing Post (London, England)			tidy away tidy out tidy sum tidy tips tidy up tidy-out tidyism tidytips tie tie back tie beam tie clasp tie clip tie down tie down diagram tie down point tie down point pattern tie in tie line tie on tie rack tie rod tie tack tie up tie vine tie-break tie-breaker tie-dye tie-dyed tie-dyeing tie-in tie-on Tie-rod tie-up tieback Tiebar Tiebeam tiebreak tiebreaker Tieck tied tied up tieless tiemannite Tien an men Tien Shan Tien-pao Tienda Tientsin tiepin Tiepolo			tie rods tie rods Tie slide tie stone tie tack tie tack tie the knot tie the knot tie the knot tie the knot tie the knot tie the knot tie to tie together tie traffic up Tie trunk Tie trunk tie up tie up tie up tie up tie up tie up in knots tie up in knots tie up in knots tie up in knots tie vine tie wall tie wire Tie Your Mother Down tie-break Tie-break systems Tie-break systems tie-breaker tie-breaker tie-bush Tie-die tie-down diagram tie-down point tie-down point pattern tie-dye tie-dye tie-dyed tie-dyeing tie-dyeing tie-dyes Tie-dying tie-in tie-in tie-in tie-in tie-in agreement tie-in agreement tie-in agreement tie-in agreement Tie-In Agreements tie-in contract Tie-In Manifold Tie-in novel Tie-in novel Tie-in novel

Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.

tie-break playV2('en/US/dr/drsfdrdyhkdssyd5dtsggh');playV2('en/UK/dr/drsfdrdyhkdssyd5dtsggh')

tie-break