"tiebreak" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tiebreaks [plural]
Etymology: From tie + break. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tie|break}} tie + break Head templates: {{en-noun}} tiebreak (plural tiebreaks)
  1. (sports) A tiebreaker, a game or an extension to a game played to resolve a tied score. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-tiebreak-en-noun-py0~70lw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

Forms: tiebreaks [present, singular, third-person], tiebreaking [participle, present], tiebroke [past], tiebroken [participle, past]
Etymology: From tie + break. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tie|break}} tie + break Head templates: {{en-verb|||tiebroke|tiebroken}} tiebreak (third-person singular simple present tiebreaks, present participle tiebreaking, simple past tiebroke, past participle tiebroken)
  1. (sports) To break a tie. Categories (topical): Sports Derived forms: Champions tiebreak
    Sense id: en-tiebreak-en-verb-czXoxJf1 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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