: a goal (as in basketball or hockey) made by deflecting a shot into the basket or net from very close range
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The lone loss came to the Pelicans on a night when Williamson went 10 for 15 in the paint on non-tip-in shot attempts.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 May 2026
The lobs, the tip-ins, the spinning duck-ins.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Benson whiffed on a tip-in chance two minutes later.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Moser found Guentzel skating to the net for a tip-in with 54 seconds left in the second, a score the Lightning desperately needed to get back into the game.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 May 2026
The lobs, the tip-ins, the spinning duck-ins.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Benson whiffed on a tip-in chance two minutes later.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Moser found Guentzel skating to the net for a tip-in with 54 seconds left in the second, a score the Lightning desperately needed to get back into the game.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Tip-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip-in. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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