tip-off 1 (t p ôf , - f)n. Informal 1. A piece of confidential, advance, or inside information. 2. An indication of an otherwise unknown fact or probability: The judge called for a pitcher of water, a tip-off that the session would be long. |
| tip-off 2 (tpôf, -f) n. Basketball An act of starting play at the beginning of a period with a jump ball. Also called tap-off. |
tip-off
n
1. a warning or hint, esp given confidentially and based on inside information
2. (Team Sports / Basketball) Basketball the act or an instance of putting the ball in play by a jump ball
vb tip off
(tr, adverb) to give a hint or warning to
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | tip-off - inside information that something is going to happen information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction |
| 2. | tip-off - the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball jump ball - (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop |
tip-off
noun hint, word, information, warning, suggestion, clue, pointer, inside information, word of advice He was arrested after a tip-off to police by a member of the public.
Translations
tip-off [ˈtɪpɒf] N (= warning) → información f, advertencia f; (to police) → soplo m, chivatazo m (Sp)
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