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tip-off

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: tip-off

1
 n
inside information that something is going to happen
2
 n
the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: tip-off
1

n inside information that something is going to happen

Type of:
information
knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
2

n the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball

Synonyms:
tap-off
Type of:
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
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