tip off

Definitions

1. 1

   To alert or inform (someone), especially confidentially.

   • An anonymous caller tipped off the police that the suspect would be in the area.
   • Someone must have tipped him off. [A likely explanation for why he has disappeared.]
2. 2

   To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.

3. 3

   To pour out (liquor)

   To pour out (liquor); to tip the vessel and drink until it is empty.

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   1. 4

      To use a particular brush technique for producing a flawless surface on a wet coat of…

      To use a particular brush technique for producing a flawless surface on a wet coat of paint.

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