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Definition of tip-off in English: tip-offnounˈtɪpɒfˈtɪp ˌɔf 1informal A piece of information given in a discreet or confidential way. 〈非正式〉透露的消息，暗中通知；密告 arrests came after a tip-off from a member of the public Example sentencesExamples - Criminal investigation officers lay in wait for the delivery people following a tip-off.
- Tip-offs about possible bribes do trickle in from whistleblowers, overseas embassies and investigative journalists.
- Barnes was only found following a tip-off from a member of the public.
- The internal affairs department of Greater Manchester Police launched an investigation earlier this year after a tip-off that a journalist had infiltrated their ranks.
- People pass on anonymous tip-offs using the charity's hotline or website.
- Police have urged residents to keep calling them with information after a tip-off led to an arrest.
- Many arrests proved doubtful with large numbers of detainees held on flimsy evidence after politically motivated tip-offs by local rivals.
- This was discovered after a tip-off by Special Forces.
- His tip-off to police landed Bailey with a five-year jail sentence when he appeared at York Crown Court.
- Police have re-opened an 83-year-old case of a missing teenage girl following a tip-off from a relative that she may have been murdered.
- Acting on a tip-off, organised crime investigators recovered the stolen material - mainly steel girders - from three independent dumps last week.
- The Met police's Anti-Corruption Command arrested the men this morning following a tip-off by BT earlier this year.
- Almost £ 60,000 of benefit fraud has been investigated in the Braintree area as a direct result of tip-offs to a confidential hotline.
- Greenwich Council's corporate anti-fraud team launched an investigation following an anonymous tip-off.
- Officers, who launched the raid after a tip-off, also found 31 rounds of 9 mm ammunition stored in a sock.
- Well if you didn't know the election was less than a month away, the latest ads and attacks might be a tipoff.
- The police have pledged to act on all genuine tip-offs.
- Web site tip-offs to the Business Software Alliance (BSA) have led to heavy software piracy fines for two UK companies.
- Only traces of ricin - and the equipment to make it - were found at the flat following a tip-off and a joint operation by Scotland Yard and MI5.
- The measures were taken after South Yorkshire detectives received a tip-off that Nelson was in danger.
Synonyms piece of information, message, alert, prompt, warning, forewarning hint, idea, cue, clue, lead information received, evidence, advice, information, notification 2Basketball
An act of starting a game or period by means of a jump ball in the centre of the court. the news of his injury came just two hours before tipoff Example sentencesExamples - I was extremely excited about starting in the season's first basketball game, and I wound up getting the tip-off.
- Killester were under the cosh from the tip-off, trailing 12-5 within minutes and behind 45-35 at the half.
- Here are some situations that happen every game, baseline out-of-bounds, tip-off, sideline out-of-bounds, free throws and end game scenarios.
- There should be a tipoff at the net at the beginning of every set, too.
- A recent trip to a Celtics game required eating before tipoff and again when she got home.
Definition of tip-off in US English: tip-offnounˈtip ˌôfˈtɪp ˌɔf 1informal A piece of information given in a discreet or confidential way. 〈非正式〉透露的消息，暗中通知；密告 arrests came after a tip-off from a member of the public Example sentencesExamples - The police have pledged to act on all genuine tip-offs.
- Acting on a tip-off, organised crime investigators recovered the stolen material - mainly steel girders - from three independent dumps last week.
- Police have urged residents to keep calling them with information after a tip-off led to an arrest.
- Barnes was only found following a tip-off from a member of the public.
- People pass on anonymous tip-offs using the charity's hotline or website.
- The internal affairs department of Greater Manchester Police launched an investigation earlier this year after a tip-off that a journalist had infiltrated their ranks.
- Web site tip-offs to the Business Software Alliance (BSA) have led to heavy software piracy fines for two UK companies.
- Well if you didn't know the election was less than a month away, the latest ads and attacks might be a tipoff.
- Criminal investigation officers lay in wait for the delivery people following a tip-off.
- The measures were taken after South Yorkshire detectives received a tip-off that Nelson was in danger.
- His tip-off to police landed Bailey with a five-year jail sentence when he appeared at York Crown Court.
- Officers, who launched the raid after a tip-off, also found 31 rounds of 9 mm ammunition stored in a sock.
- Greenwich Council's corporate anti-fraud team launched an investigation following an anonymous tip-off.
- This was discovered after a tip-off by Special Forces.
- Police have re-opened an 83-year-old case of a missing teenage girl following a tip-off from a relative that she may have been murdered.
- The Met police's Anti-Corruption Command arrested the men this morning following a tip-off by BT earlier this year.
- Only traces of ricin - and the equipment to make it - were found at the flat following a tip-off and a joint operation by Scotland Yard and MI5.
- Tip-offs about possible bribes do trickle in from whistleblowers, overseas embassies and investigative journalists.
- Almost £ 60,000 of benefit fraud has been investigated in the Braintree area as a direct result of tip-offs to a confidential hotline.
- Many arrests proved doubtful with large numbers of detainees held on flimsy evidence after politically motivated tip-offs by local rivals.
Synonyms piece of information, message, alert, prompt, warning, forewarning 2Basketball
An act of starting a game or period by means of a jump ball in the center of the court. the news of his injury came just two hours before tipoff Example sentencesExamples - Here are some situations that happen every game, baseline out-of-bounds, tip-off, sideline out-of-bounds, free throws and end game scenarios.
- I was extremely excited about starting in the season's first basketball game, and I wound up getting the tip-off.
- Killester were under the cosh from the tip-off, trailing 12-5 within minutes and behind 45-35 at the half.
- A recent trip to a Celtics game required eating before tipoff and again when she got home.
- There should be a tipoff at the net at the beginning of every set, too.
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