tap-in

noun Basketball.

a field goal made by striking a ball in the air into the basket, usually from close range.

Also called tip-in.

Origin:
noun use of verb phrase tap in

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tap-in

—n
	soccer a goal scored without great effort by simply knocking the ball into the goal from close range

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