Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun jump_ball
1 sense of jump ball
Sense 1
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)
=> beginning, start, commencement -- (the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations")