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to give sb a tip-off

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  • tip-off — tip ,off noun count 1. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL a sign that something exists or is likely to happen: I think the fact that she isn t here should be a tip off that she isn t interested. 2. ) in basketball, an occasion when the ball is thrown into the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tip-off — tip offs N COUNT A tip off is a piece of information or a warning that you give to someone, often privately or secretly. The man was arrested at his home after a tip off to police from a member of the public …   English dictionary

  • tip off someone — tip off (someone) to give information to someone. Rawson tipped off the Bennetts about this great place to have lunch in Old San Juan. Usage notes: often said about information given to the police or other authorities: Someone called the police… …   New idioms dictionary

  • tip off — (someone) to give information to someone. Rawson tipped off the Bennetts about this great place to have lunch in Old San Juan. Usage notes: often said about information given to the police or other authorities: Someone called the police to tip… …   New idioms dictionary

  • tip off — verb give insider information or advise to He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot • Syn: ↑tip • Derivationally related forms: ↑tip (for: ↑tip), ↑tip off …   Useful english dictionary

  • tip-off — noun (esp. BrE) secret information given to the police ADJECTIVE ▪ anonymous ▪ intelligence ▪ telephone VERB + TIP OFF ▪ give sb ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • tip-off — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tip off : singular tip off plural tip offs 1) informal a warning or secret information that you give to someone The police arrested him after an anonymous tip off. 2) in basketball, an occasion when the ball is …   English dictionary

  • tip off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tip off : present tense I/you/we/they tip off he/she/it tips off present participle tipping off past tense tipped off past participle tipped off to give someone a warning or secret information about something… …   English dictionary

  • tip off —  Give information to (usu. privately). Hence …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • To tip off — Tip Tip, v. t. [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap to strike gently.] 1. To strike slightly; to tap. [1913 Webster] A third rogue tips me by the elbow. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tip off — Synonyms and related words: admonish, admonishment, admonition, advice, advise, alarm, alert, alerting, breathe, buzz, catchword, caution, caveat, clue, confide, confide to, cry havoc, cue, cue word, deterrent example, entrust with information,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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