Meaning & use
Tip-in
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In basketball, a shot made by tapping a rebounding ball directly into the basket immediately after it bounces off the rim or backboard.
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He scored the winning basket with a last-second tip-in.
Her quick reflexes under the rim earned her three tip-ins in the second half.
A note on using this word
The term also applies in publishing, where a "tip-in" is a page or plate glued into a bound book separately from the main printing.
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2. noun
A page, illustration, or plate glued into a book after the main pages have been printed and bound.
The rare edition included a color tip-in of the author's original sketch.
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