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tip-offs

tip-offs is the plural of tip-off.

Meaning of tip-off

Noun

tip-off (plural tip-offs)

  1. (idiomatic) An obvious clue or indication.
    • The broken window and overturned plant pots were a tip-off that something was wrong.
  2. (idiomatic) A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority.
    • The police received a tip-off about a recent bank robbery.
  3. Jump ball that starts a game.

Questions about tip-offs

What is tip-offs the plural of?
Tip-offs is the plural of tip-off.

Words near tip-offs in the dictionary

  1. tip-baiting
  2. tip-baits
  3. tip-cat
  4. tip-cats
  5. tip-off
  6. tip-offs
  7. tip-toe
  8. tip-toes
  9. tip-top
  10. tip-topper
  11. tip-tops

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