Meaning

3 senses
  1. (idiomatic)An obvious clue or indication.

    The broken window and overturned plant pots were a tip-off that something was wrong.

  2. (idiomatic)A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority.

    The police received a tip-off about a recent bank robbery.

    Tipp, Hinweis

  3. Jump ball that starts a game.

    the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball

Translations

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By meaning 1
A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority:

Origin

Deverbal from tip off.

Deverbal from tip off.

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Forms

plural: tip-offs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball:tap-off

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtip off

See also

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