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tie-break

tie-break is the alternative form of tiebreak.

Meaning of tiebreak

Noun

tiebreak (plural tiebreaks)

  1. A tiebreaker, a game or an extension to a game played to resolve a tied score.
    • Should the score in the tiebreak become tied at 6 points all, play must continue until one player has a two point advantage.1988, Anne Pittman, Tennis, page 100

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Forms of tie-break

pluraltie-breaks

Questions about tie-break

What is tie-break the alternative form of?
Tie-break is the alternative form of tiebreak.

Words near tie-break in the dictionary

  1. tie wires
  2. tie wrap
  3. tie wraps
  4. tie-a-leaf
  5. tie-belted
  6. tie-break
  7. tie-breaker
  8. tie-breakers
  9. tie-breaks
  10. Tie-chiu
  11. tie-down

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