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TIP OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tip off mean?
• TIP OFF (verb)
The verb TIP OFF has 1 sense:
1. give insider information or advise to
Familiarity information: TIP OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Give insider information or advise to
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
tip; tip off
Context example:
He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot
Hypernyms (to "tip off" is one way to...):
advise; counsel; rede (give advice to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
Sam cannot tip off Sue
Derivation:
tip-off (inside information that something is going to happen)
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