tip-in

noun

ˈtip-ˌin How to pronounce tip-in (audio)
: a goal (as in basketball or hockey) made by deflecting a shot into the basket or net from very close range

Examples of tip-in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Carr missed a midrange jumper that could have won the game in double overtime, but center Anton Watson grabbed the rebound and scored the winning tip-in. — Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 The day after Anunoby’s tip-in, collectors searched eBay for his name at a rate 16 times higher than the day before, according to the company. — Brooks Peck, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Fans went from feeling defeated to being in complete awe, especially by OG Anunoby’s tip-in shot leading to the team's victory. — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 15 June 2026 The tip-in sealed the largest comeback in NBA Finals history and set up the team’s clinching Game 5 in San Antonio two days later. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tip-in

Word History

Etymology

tip entry 5

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tip-in was in 1948

Rhymes for tip-in

See All Rhymes for tip-in

Browse Nearby Words

tipi
tip-in
tip-it
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Tip-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip-in. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
hangman letters and game
Hangman Lightning Round Figure out which word fits in the blanks.
See All