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TIP-OFF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball
Synonyms:
tap-off; tip-off
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("tip-off" is a kind of...):
jump ball ((basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate)
Holonyms ("tip-off" is a part of...):
basketball; basketball game; hoops (a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Inside information that something is going to happen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("tip-off" is a kind of...):
information (knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction)
Derivation:
tip off (give insider information or advise to)
