tip-in
[f. vbl. phr. to tip in: see tip v.1 1 c and v.2 2 d.]
1. Bookbinding. = paste-in n.
| 1949 Melcher & Larrick Printing & Promotion Handbk. 359/2 Illustrations on coated paper are often inserted as wraps or tip-ins. 1969 C. Irving Fake! (1970) xii. 149 Large color reproductions in many fine art books and portfolios, so that they can be removed and individually framed by the buyer, are often only lightly glued to the center of the page... Such detachable reproductions [are] sometimes called tip-ins. |
2. U.S. Sport (esp. Basketball). A score made by tipping a rebound into the basket or net.
| 1958 G. F. Pinholster Encycl. Basketball ix. 110 Tipping a basketball into the basket is a spectacular feat of timing, coordination, and jumping ability... Several tip-ins in a game can mean the difference between victory and defeat. 1963 [see tip v.1 1 c]. 1969 [see lay-up 3]. 1980 Washington Star 17 Dec. e3 Theus..led all scorers with 23 points, including a tip-in with 1:51 [left] that put the Bulls in front. |