tip off
Verb
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Verb
tip off
- (idiomatic, transitive) To alert or inform someone, especially confidentially.
- An anonymous caller tipped off the police that the suspect would be in the area.
- (basketball) To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.
- (of a sports match) To begin.
- The game tips off in an hour, so hurry back!
- (of a sports match) To begin.
- (transitive, obsolete) To pour out (liquor); to tip the vessel and drink until it is empty.
- (transitive and intransitive, painting) To use a particular brush technique for producing a flawless surface on a wet coat of paint.
- (to alert or inform someone) inform, grass up, snitch; See also Thesaurus:rat out
- (to use a painting technique) lay off
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