Definition of Tip Off in English :

Define Tip Off in English

Tip Off meaning in English

Meaning of Tip Off in English

Pronunciation of Tip Off in English

Tip Off pronunciation in English

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Tip Off

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Verb

1. tip, tip off

give insider information or advise to

Example Sentences:
'He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Tip Off

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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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Tip Off

see synonyms of tip off
noun
1. 
the act of tipping off
2. 
a tip; confidential disclosure, hint, or warning

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Tip Off

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n.
Informal
1. A piece of confidential, advance, or inside information.
2. An indication of an otherwise unknown fact or probability: The judge called for a pitcher of water, a tip-off that the session would be long.
n.
Basketball
An act of starting play at the beginning of a period with a jump ball. Also called tap-off.

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