Definition of jump ball Jump ball
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What does jump ball mean?
WordNet
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| 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, beginning, start an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred | ||
| basketball game, hoops, basketball 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 | ||
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Wiktionary 
- jump ball (Noun)
A method used to begin or resume play in basketball. Two opposing players attempt to gain control of the ball after it is tossed up into the air in between them by an official. Wikipedia jump ball. - jump ball (Noun)
Metaphor for a contest too close to call. - jump ball (Noun)
In the context of general equities,Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary.
