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jump ball
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈdʒʌmp ˌbɔːl/ us /ˈdʒʌmp ˌbɑːl/
in basketball, an action in which the referee throws the ball in the air between two players from opposing teams to start the game again after it has stopped:
Each half will start with a jump ball.
He hit the shot after Martin won a jump ball and tapped the ball to him.
USinformal
a situation in which a decision or advantage could go in one of two ways, especially where it is difficult to guess the result:
In the big picture of this campaign, this issue is a jump ball.
It's pretty much a jump ball.
She takes the pass after the jump ball.
Kim blocked West twice, the second time forcing a jump ball.
I hope that all of you will focus attention on this issue because I think it is really a jump ball at this point.
The second thing is to talk to swing voters, those voters who are the jump ball in this election.
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