tipoff
[ tip-awf, -of ]
/ ˈtɪpˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
noun Basketball.
a jump ball that begins each period.
Words nearby tipoff
tip-up table,
tipburn,
tipcart,
tipcat,
tipi,
tipoff,
tippecanoe,
tippecanoe and tyler too,
tippee,
tipper,
tipper truck
Definition for tipoff (2 of 2)
tip-off
[ tip-awf, -of ]
/ ˈtɪpˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
noun Informal.
the act of tipping off.
a hint or warning: They got a tip-off on the raid.
Origin of tip-off
First recorded in 1910–15; noun use of verb phrase
tip off
Example sentences from the Web for tipoff
Now a senior Iraqi official tells The Daily Beast that in fact there was no Libyan tipoff.
The tipoff on Tuesday was the venue for the press conference.
W R wouldnt part with half a C for a tipoff on the Secondcoming.
Greener Than You Think |Ward Moore
British Dictionary definitions for tipoff
tip-off
noun
a warning or hint, esp given confidentially and based on inside information
basketball
the act or an instance of putting the ball in play by a jump ball
verb tip off
(tr, adverb)
to give a hint or warning to