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jump ball

noun

, Basketball.
  1. a ball tossed into the air above and between two opposing players by the referee in putting the ball into play.


jump ball

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jump ball1

First recorded in 1920–25

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