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TIP OFF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give insider information or advise to

Example:

He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot

Synonyms:

tip; tip off

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "tip off" is one way to...):

advise; counsel; rede (give advice to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

Sentence example:

Sam cannot tip off Sue

Derivation:

tip-off (inside information that something is going to happen)

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