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- DictionaryTip-off/ˈtip ˌôf/
noun
- 1. a piece of information given in a discreet or confidential way: informal "arrests came after a tip-off from a member of the public"
- 2. an act of starting a game or period by means of a jump ball in the center of the court: "the news of his injury came just two hours before tipoff"
Feb 2, 2024 · ( idiomatic, transitive) To alert or inform (someone), especially confidentially . An anonymous caller tipped off the police that the suspect would be in the area. Someone must have tipped him off. [A likely explanation for why he has disappeared.] ( basketball) To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.
Mar 8, 2024 · tip-off (plural tip-offs) An obvious clue or indication. The broken window and overturned plant pots were a tip-off that something was wrong. A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority.
1. : a warning that something (such as a crime) is going to happen. The police received a tip-off about the robbery from an informer. — see also tip off at 6 tip. 2. : a clear sign or indication of something. The worried expression on his face was a tip-off that something had gone wrong. — compare 2 tip-off. 2 tip–off / ˈ tɪpˌɑːf/ noun.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English tip somebody ↔ off phrasal verb to give someone such as the police a secret warning or piece of information, especially about illegal activities The police must have been tipped off. tip somebody off that His contact had tipped him off that drugs were on the premises. about Did you tip him off abou...
a warning or hint, esp given confidentially and based on inside information. the act or an instance of putting the ball in play by a jump ball. vb tip off. ( tr, adverb) to give a hint or warning to. 'tip-off' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): following - forewarn - tip - tope.
to warn someone secretly about something so that they can take action or prevent it happening. tip-off. noun [ C ] uk / ˈtɪpɒf / us. a piece of information that you give someone secretly, so that they can take action or prevent something happening. (Definition of tip sb off from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
tip-off. noun. /ˈtɪp ɒf/. /ˈtɪp ɔːf/. [countable] (especially British English) ( North American English usually tip) secret information that somebody gives, for example to the police, to warn them about an illegal activity that is going to happen or has happened.
