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   Tip-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"

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   Supply with secret or private information; also, warn or alert. For example, The broker often tipped her off about stocks about to go down in price , or Somehow they were tipped off and left the country before the police could catch them . [ Colloquial ; late 1800s]

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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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   Apr 17, 2024 · tip-off. Word forms: tip-offs plural. countable noun. A tip-off is a piece of information or a warning that you give to someone, often privately or secretly. The man was arrested at his home after a tip-off to police from a member of the public. Synonyms: hint, word, information, warning More Synonyms of tip-off.

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   (idiomatic) A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority. The police received a tip-off about a recent bank robbery. Wiktionary. Synonyms: tap-off. steer. pointer. tip. verb. (idiomatic) To alert or inform someone. An anonymous caller tipped off the police that the suspect would be in the area. Wiktionary.

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   (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. See tip-off in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: tip-off.

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   Mar 8, 2024 · ( idiomatic) An obvious clue or indication . The broken window and overturned plant pots were a tip-off that something was wrong. ( idiomatic) A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority . The police received a tip-off about a recent bank robbery. Related terms [ edit] tip off (verb) Translations [ edit]

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   Apr 19, 2024 · Other forms: tipped off; tipping off; tips off. Definitions of tip off. verb. give insider information or advise to. synonyms: tip.