Synonyms for tip-off
tip-off

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1. tip-offnoun

   inside information that something is going to happen

   Synonyms:
   tap-off

2. tip-off, tap-offverb

   the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball

   Synonyms:
   tap-off

3. tip off, tipverb

   give insider information or advise to

   "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot"

   Synonyms:
   topple, tippytoe, tiptoe, slant, tip off, tumble, tap, lean, bung, angle, tip, fee, tilt

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1. Liviu Dragnea:

   You mustn't be under the illusion that only high-ranking officials or public servants are targets, nobody is safe. Absolutely everyone can be targeted by a tip-off which could lead to a conviction.

2. Trey Wingo:

   This is the only Final Four in NCAA history where every single team represented has won multiple championships, and they've all won at least three, north Carolina has six, Duke has five and Kansas and Villanova each have three. Based on title pedigree alone, it’s the greatest Final Four we’ve ever seen. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - APRIL 05: Drew Timme #2 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs and Flo Thamba #0 of the Baylor Bears compete for the opening tip-off in the National Championship game of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 05, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images).

3. Eleni Linos:

   The phone user needs to retain the power to choose what happens. Every domestic violence and sexual assault situation is different, and the phone won't know if the abuser suddenly re-enters the room, grabs the phone, or starts listening in. It's tempting to say that the phone should automatically dial 9-1-1, but that could lead to an increase in the number of accidental calls, limit emergency services' capacity to respond to actual urgent calls, and worst of all might tip off the perpetrator that his or her victim is trying to get help.

4. Frank Mankiewicz:

   A politician will always tip off his true belief by stating the opposite at the beginning of the sentence. For maximum comprehension, do not start listening until the first clause is concluded. Begin instead at the word "but" which begins the second, or active, clause. This is the way to tell a liberal from a conservative -- before they tell you. Thus: "I have always believed in a strong national defense, second to none, but ... " (a liberal, about to propose a $20 billion defense cut).

5. Ozcan Sisman:

   I did not want to prevent its passage if it belonged to MIT and carried aid but we had a tip off saying this truck was carrying weapons. We were obliged to investigate.