What does "tiebreak" mean?

A tiebreaker, a game or an extension to a game played to resolve a tied score.

What is a synonym for "tiebreak"?

Common synonyms include: tiebreaker, tiebreaker.

noun, verb

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Noun

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."

Verb

1
To break a tie.
"As the end of the game, game tiebroke in favor of triad, inexplicably. I thought that two people on different teams(even if nominally aligned), like a Triad and a Judge lost ties against single factions with more members(2 town)."

"Should the score in the tiebreak become tied at 6 points all, play must continue until one player has a two point advantage."

From tie + break.

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