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tipoff

tipoff is the alternative spelling 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.

Forms of tipoff

pluraltipoffs

Questions about tipoff

What is tipoff the alternative spelling of?
Tipoff is the alternative spelling of tip-off.

Words near tipoff in the dictionary

  1. tipline
  2. tiplines
  3. tipmost
  4. Tipo
  5. Tipo-Tipo
  6. tipoff
  7. tipoffs
  8. Tipolo
  9. tiponi
  10. tiponis
  11. Tipp

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