Tip-off Definition

tĭpôf, -ŏf
tipoff
noun
The act of tipping off.
Webster's New World
A tip; confidential disclosure, hint, or warning.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage
An act of starting play at the beginning of a period with a jump ball.
American Heritage

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

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

(idiomatic) To alert or inform someone.

An anonymous caller tipped off the police that the suspect would be in the area.
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(basketball) To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.
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Other Word Forms of Tip-off

Noun

Singular:
tip-off
Plural:
tip-offs

Origin of Tip-off

  • tip (kick)off

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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