Definition of Tip-off
Tip-off
tip-off
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(noun)
in informal usage, a subtle warning or tip, a piece of information that is offered to someone in a way that is discreet or secretive;
e.g. He gave the police a tip-off as to where the drug deal was going to happen.
(noun)
a telltale or distinctive sign of something;
e.g. The short length of the document should have been a tip-off that it was incomplete.
(noun)
the action of putting the ball into play at the center of the court in a game of basketball by a jump ball, or an instance of this;
e.g. The tip-off of the game is scheduled for seven o'clock in the evening.
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