jump ball
noun Basketball.
a ball tossed into the air above and between two opposing players by the referee in putting the ball into play.
Origin of jump ball
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby jump ball
jumna,
jump,
jump all over someone,
jump at,
jump bail,
jump ball,
jump bid,
jump boot,
jump cut,
jump dial,
jump discontinuity
British Dictionary definitions for jump ball
jump ball
noun
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