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.
Wiktionary
verb
(basketball) To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
Other Word Forms of Tip-off
Noun
Singular:
tip-off
Plural:
tip-offsOrigin of Tip-off
tip (kick)off
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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