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tip-off

noun

Etymology

Deverbal from tip off.

Definitions

  1. An obvious clue or indication.

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

  2. A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority.

    • The police received a tip-off about a recent bank robbery.
    • Haws also alleged that Hay was engaged in a conspiracy to disrupt the parade. "People called a week before and said he would be doing something." The alleged tip-off was anonymous.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA