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tipoff

[ tip-awf, -of ]

noun

Basketball.
  1. a jump ball that begins each period.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tipoff1

First recorded in 1910–15; tip 4 + (kick)off
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Example Sentences

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“We can play better, we got to play better,” Lue said before tipoff.

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Their stridently held belief that tax cuts produce more revenue, a notion dating from the late 1970s, should have been a tipoff: By that reasoning, reducing taxes to zero should produce infinite revenue.

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The Republican belief that tax cuts produce more revenue should have been a tipoff: By that reasoning, reducing taxes to zero should produce infinite revenue.

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“We haven’t seen this team at all this year so it’ll be a good test for us to see where we really are,” Shaw said before tipoff.

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Cronin said his most vivid memory of UCLA’s 86-80 overtime victory over Michigan State in the First Four game came before tipoff.

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