tip off en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) 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.]
- To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.
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(of a sports match) To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents. ▸ To begin.
The game tips off in an hour, so hurry back!
- (obsolete, transitive) To pour out (liquor); to tip the vessel and drink until it is empty.
- (intransitive, qualifier:painting, transitive) To use a particular brush technique for producing a flawless surface on a wet coat of paint.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tips off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| tipping off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tipped off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tipped off | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
snitch · grass up · inform (to alert or inform someone) · lay off (to use a painting technique)
Translations (19)
ru ната́лкивать (to to alert or inform) · fi vinkata (to to alert or inform) · da underhåndsoplysning (to to alert or inform) · da tip (to to alert or inform) · uk натяка́ти (to to alert or inform) · ru наво́дить (to to alert or inform) · ko 팁을 주다 (to to alert or inform) · fi antaa vihje (to to alert or inform) · pt dica (to to alert or inform) · nl tippen (to to alert or inform) · mi tīwhiri (to to alert or inform) · sv tipsa (to to alert or inform) · es dar el pitazo (to to alert or inform) · es pasar la voz (to to alert or inform) · ru дава́ть наво́дку (to to alert or inform) · es soplar (to to alert or inform) · it dare una dritta (to to alert or inform) · es dar un tip (to to alert or inform) · it pronosticare (to to alert or inform)