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Definition of jump ball noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jump ball

noun

/ˈdʒʌmp bɔːl/

/ˈdʒʌmp bɔːl/

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(in basketball) a ball that the referee throws up between two players to begin play

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