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Tip-off

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An obvious clue or indication. idiomatic

    "The broken window and overturned plant pots were a tip-off that something was wrong."

  2. 2
    the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball wordnet
  3. 3
    A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority. idiomatic

    "The police received a tip-off about a recent bank robbery."

  4. 4
    inside information that something is going to happen wordnet

Etymology

Deverbal from tip off.

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