tip-off
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈtip-ˌȯf 
1
: warning, tip
2
: a telltale sign
tip-off
2 of 2noun (2)
: the act or an instance of putting the ball in play in basketball by a jump ball
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- caution
- red flag
- red light
- tocsin
- wake-up call
- warning
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
tip entry 8
Noun (2)
tip entry 5
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1922, in the meaning defined above
- plough a lone/lonely furrow
- plough a lonely furrow
- plough one's own furrow
- plough the same furrow
- plough-up
- ploughboy
- ploughboys
- ploughed
- plougher
- ploughers
- ploughgang
- ploughgate
- ploughhead
- ploughing
- ploughings
- ploughland
- ploughlands
- ploughline
- ploughman
- ploughman's lunch
- ploughmen
- ploughpoint
- ploughs
- ploughshare
- ploughshares