jump ball

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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
• Topics:
basketball, basketball game, hoops
• Hypernyms:
beginning, start, commencement
• Hyponyms:
tip-off, tap-off