tip-off

/ˌtɪp ˈɔf/
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Other forms: tip-offs

Definitions of tip-off
  1. noun
    inside information that something is going to happen
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    type of:
    information
    knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
  2. noun
    the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball
    synonyms: tap-off
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    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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