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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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   What does tip-off mean?

   • 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. The police received a tip-off about a recent bank robbery. How to pronounce tip-off?

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   What does it mean if someone tips you off?

   • If someone tips you off, they give you information about something that has happened or is going to happen. Greg tipped police off on his car phone about a suspect drunk driver. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He was arrested two days later after a friend tipped off the FBI. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

   TIP OFF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   What if a police officer has a tip-off?

   • The officer has a tip-off that there is known to be poaching in the district. One of the other examples given is that the information is given on the basis of an anonymous tip-off. That will give the police the tip-off, and the immigrants will be liable to disappear or go to ground.

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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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   tip-off: [noun] the act or an instance of putting the ball in play in basketball by a jump ball.

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   Tip someone off is a phrasal verb that means to warn someone secretly about something that will happen, so that they can take action or prevent it from happening. It can also mean to give someone information without intending to. Tip-off is an informal noun that means a secret warning or piece of secret information.

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   5 days ago · Tip-off is a phrasal verb that means to give someone information or a warning privately or secretly. It can also be a noun that means a piece of information or a warning. See synonyms, examples, pronunciation and translations of tip-off in British and American English.

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   Tip-off definition: a jump ball that begins each period.. See examples of TIP-OFF used in a sentence.

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   Define tip-off. tip-off synonyms, tip-off pronunciation, tip-off translation, English dictionary definition of tip-off. n. Informal 1. A piece of confidential, advance, or inside information. 2.

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

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   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.