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Definition tip-off in American English

tip-off noun

[countable] noun
1

a sign that something exists or is likely to happen

Example

I think the fact that she isn't here should be a tip-off that she isn't interested.

Synonyms and related words
sign signal indication
2

in basketball, an occasion when the ball is thrown into the air so that two players can jump up and try to gain control of it

Synonyms and related words
backboard basket basketball
3

a warning or secret information that you give to someone

Example

The police arrested him after an anonymous tip-off.

Synonyms and related words
warning notice caution secret confidentiality stealth
Definition tip-off in American English