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   • Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: tip-off(noun) inside information that something is going to happen tip-off, tap-off(verb) the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball tip off, tip(verb) give insider information or advise to. "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot"

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   What is a tip-off?

   • (also tip) (informal) secret information that someone gives, for example to the police, to warn them about an illegal activity that is going to happen The man was arrested after an anonymous tip-off. Definition of tip-off noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

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   What does tipped off a robber mean?

   • [ + that ] Somebody must have tipped the burglars off that the house would be empty. The robber was caught when someone tipped off the police. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested the drug dealers. Following a tip-off from a friend, we sold all our shares in the company.

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   Are financial authorities tipped off?

   • Financial authorities have been tipped off and are now beginning a series of investigations. Although useful and innovative in many respects, these theoretical interventions are incomplete, and the tip-off is their aura of omniscience. Perhaps he had an anonymous tip-off, possibly from the security services, or he saw satellite photographs.

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   to warn someone secretly about something that will happen, so that they can take action or prevent it from happening: [ + that ] Somebody must have tipped the burglars off that the house would be empty. The robber was caught when someone tipped off the police. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   4 days ago · tip-off in British English. noun. 1. a warning or hint, esp given confidentially and based on inside information. 2. basketball. the act or an instance of putting the ball in play by a jump ball. verb tip off. 3. (tr, adverb) to give a hint or warning to.

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   phrasal verb. tip somebody off (about something) (informal) to warn somebody about something that is going to happen or has happened, especially something illegal. Three men were arrested after police were tipped off about the raid. An informant tipped me off as to where he was seen last.

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   noun. , Informal. the act of tipping off. a hint or warning: They got a tip-off on the raid. tip-off. noun. a warning or hint, esp given confidentially and based on inside information. basketball the act or an instance of putting the ball in play by a jump ball. verb. tr, adverb to give a hint or warning to. Discover More. Word History and Origins.

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   A tip-off is a piece of information or a warning that you give to someone, often privately or secretly. [...] More. Definitions of 'tip off' If someone tips you off, they give you information about something that has happened or is going to happen. [...] More. Synonyms of 'tip-off' • advise, warn, caution, forewarn [...]

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   tip-off. (informal) a sign that gives you information that is not obvious or expected Her silence was a tip-off that she didn't agree with us. (in basketball) a jump ball (= a ball thrown into the air that a player from each team jumps and tries to catch) that begins a game The news of his injury came just two hours before tip-off. (also tip ...

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   Definition of tip off phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.