Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tap-off

1 sense of tap-off

Sense 1
tip-off, tap-off -- (the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball)
       => 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)