Crossword clues for tip-off
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context idiomatic English) An obvious clue or indication. 2 (context idiomatic English) A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority.
WordNet
n. inside information that something is going to happen
the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball [syn: tap-off]
Usage examples of "tip-off".
I lost a guy yesterday, a wharfie I had on me pay-roll - he kept an eye out what was coming in, gimme tip-offs if some other bastards were bringing in the stuff.
Quite accustomed to seeing their requests for cooperation ignored in over half the states, to seeing their loaned files unaccountably become missing, to see the quarry suddenly disappear after an anonymous tip-off, the Z men worked on as best they might at a task they realized was not in accordance with the wishes of the majority of their fellow countrymen.
The first twenty-two dealt with the everyday stuff, tip-offs regarding forthcoming sweetshop robberies, or those suspected of sneaking through the back doors of the local cinema without paying.
Mom brought it in, and a couple of the kids having birthdays were like twelve, was the private tip-off on who the cake was really for.
Deanna…” He interlaced his fingers, and the depth of his glowering was Deanna’s tip-off that he was thinking extremely hard.
But we go on risk assessment, it's all that we can afford to do unless we get a definite tip-off.