Sekirov Dictionary

tip off

verb 5
tip-off noun 3
forms 4

verb5

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To alert or inform (someone), especially confidentially.
- An anonymous caller tipped off the police that the suspect would be in the area.
- Someone must have tipped him off. [A likely explanation for why he has disappeared.]
To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.
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To begin.
- The game tips off in an hour, so hurry back!
To use a particular brush technique for producing a flawless surface on a wet coat of paint.
(no longer used) To pour out (liquor); to tip the vessel and drink until it is empty.

tip-off noun3

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A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority.
- The police received a tip-off about a recent bank robbery.
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An obvious clue or indication.
- The broken window and overturned plant pots were a tip-off that something was wrong.
Jump ball that starts a game.

forms

tipped off · tipping off · tips off · tip-offs

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