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Tip off

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To alert or inform (someone), especially confidentially. idiomatic, transitive

    "An anonymous caller tipped off the police that the suspect would be in the area."

  2. 2
    give insider information or advise to wordnet
  3. 3
    To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.
  4. 4
    To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.; To begin.

    "The game tips off in an hour, so hurry back!"

  5. 5
    To pour out (liquor); to tip the vessel and drink until it is empty. obsolete, transitive
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  1. 6
    To use a particular brush technique for producing a flawless surface on a wet coat of paint. intransitive, transitive

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