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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 toplay

  Familiarity information: TIP OFF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TIP OFF (verb)


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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