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tip drill

tip drill noun: a practice drill where a line of players improve their rebounding skills by catching a rebound in the air, tossing the ball back against the backboard before landing, and returning to the end of the line to go again.

Noun

tip drill (plural tip drills)

  1. A practice drill where a line of players improve their rebounding skills by catching a rebound in the air, tossing the ball back against the backboard before landing, and returning to the end of the line to go again.
  2. (derogatory, African-American Vernacular) Synonym of butterface: A person with an attractive body but an ugly face.
    • I said it must be ya ass, cause it ain't ya face
      I need a tip drill, I need a tip drill...
      It must be ya money, cause it ain't ya face
      You a tip drill, nigga, you a tip drill2007, Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. & al., "Tip Drill"
    Synonyms:
    butterface
  3. (derogatory, African-American Vernacular) A person who is gangbanged.
    • I said it ain't no fun 'less we all get some
      I need a tip drill, we need a tip drill2007, Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. & al., "Tip Drill"

Synonyms of tip drill

Forms of tip drill

pluraltip drills

Questions about tip drill

What does tip drill mean?
Tip drill means a practice drill where a line of players improve their rebounding skills by catching a rebound in the air, tossing the ball back against the backboard before landing, and returning to the end of the line to go again.
What part of speech is tip drill?
Tip drill is a noun.
What is the plural of tip drill?
The plural of tip drill is tip drills.

Words near tip drill in the dictionary

  1. tip credits
  2. tip creep
  3. tip cup
  4. tip cups
  5. tip down
  6. tip drill
  7. tip drills
  8. tip it down
  9. tip jar
  10. tip jars
  11. tip of the hat

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