tip off

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, evidence, example, final notice, final warning, give confidential information, give fair warning, give notice, give warning, hint, hot lead, intimation, issue an ultimatum, key, key word, lead, lesson, let in on, let next to, mention privately, monition, moral, notice, notification, notify, object lesson, office, passing word, point, pointer, put hep, put next to, scent, sound the alarm, spoor, steer, suggestion, telltale, threat, threaten, tip, trace, ultimatum, utter a caveat, verbum sapienti, vestige, warn, warn against, warning, warning piece, whiff, whisper

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  • tip-off — /tip awf , of /, n. Informal. 1. the act of tipping off. 2. a hint or warning: They got a tip off on the raid. [1910 15; n. use of v. phrase tip off] * * * …   Universalium

  • tip-off — n 1.) informal a secret warning or piece of information, especially one given to the police about illegal activities ▪ The arrests came after a tip off from a member of the public. 2.) AmE informal something that shows you that something is true …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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 — tip′ off n. inf a tip; warning: They got a tip off on the raid[/ex] • Etymology: 1910–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • tip-off — ☆ tip off [tip′ôf΄ ] n. 1. the act of tipping off 2. a tip; confidential disclosure, hint, or warning …   English World 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 — or tip off «TIHP F, OF», noun. Informal. 1. a piece of secret or confidential information. 2. a warning. 3. a tipping off …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tip Off — is a basketball game released for the Amiga and Atari. It was developed in 1991 by Anco [ [http://www.thelegacy.de/Museum/5681/ Tip Off screenshots] at thelegacy.de (in German)] References …   Wikipedia

  • tip off — index notify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • tip-off — ► NOUN informal ▪ a piece of confidential information …   English terms dictionary

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