Definition of Tip-off
Tip-off
Tip·off
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A signal or warning that something is about to happen.
e.g. The detective received a tip-off about the suspect's whereabouts.
(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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