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incidental contact noun[ U ] uk /ɪn.sɪˌden.təl ˈkɒn.tækt/ us /ɪn.sɪˌden.t̬əl ˈkɑːn.tækt/ in basketball, ice hockey, and some other sports, an act in which a player touches an opponent in way that does not break the rules: Jackson was not called for a foul because the referee determined it to be incidental contact. The coach protested that the foul was incidental contact and that the player should not be awarded a free throw. You could tell it was more than just incidental contact because it left his opponent with a serious bruise on the side of his head. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Basketball, netball & volleyball airball alley-oop b-ball backcourt backfield dime dunk foul game ball goaltending granny shot half-court half-court press jumper rebound rebounder rebounding reverse dribble reverse pivot turnover |