Synonyms for tip off
tip off

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1. tip-offnoun

   inside information that something is going to happen

   Synonyms:
   tap-off

2. tip-off, tap-offverb

   the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball

   Synonyms:
   tip-off, tap-off

3. tip off, tipverb

   give insider information or advise to

   "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot"

   Synonyms:
   topple, tippytoe, tiptoe, slant, tumble, tap, lean, bung, angle, tip, fee, tilt

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1. John Boehner:

   Our government does not spy on Americans unless there are Americans who are doing things that tip off our law enforcement officials to an imminent threat. It was our law enforcement officials and those programs that helped us stop this person before he committed a heinous crime in our Capitol.

2. Ozcan Sisman:

   I did not want to prevent its passage if it belonged to MIT and carried aid but we had a tip off saying this truck was carrying weapons. We were obliged to investigate.

3. Mizanur Rahman Bhuiya:

   Acting on a tip-off, the Rapid Action Battalion arrested them from an apartment.

4. Liviu Dragnea:

   You mustn't be under the illusion that only high-ranking officials or public servants are targets, nobody is safe. Absolutely everyone can be targeted by a tip-off which could lead to a conviction.

5. Frank Mankiewicz:

   A politician will always tip off his true belief by stating the opposite at the beginning of the sentence. For maximum comprehension, do not start listening until the first clause is concluded. Begin instead at the word "but" which begins the second, or active, clause. This is the way to tell a liberal from a conservative -- before they tell you. Thus: "I have always believed in a strong national defense, second to none, but ... " (a liberal, about to propose a $20 billion defense cut).