to tip
129
5.3
- verb
- /tɪp/
:
avisar
- The journalist decided to tip off her editor about the upcoming scandal to ensure they were prepared.
- tip one's hand
To make a Long story short, they thought we learned in Discovery, they thought someone had tipped me off and I was running to Canada.
- To make a Long story short, they thought we learned in Discovery, they thought someone had tipped me off and I was running to Canada.
- And so it was a big failure at at the Bay of Pigs but and Castro was waiting for me had been tipped off.
- I believe he originally got tipped off about Diveroli in general I think.
- There were people in the police and in the army who were tipping Pablo off, who were, you know, kind of giving false leads and helping him.
Examples
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The late hour didn't tip you off?
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We made a deal once that we'd tip each other off if we ever heard.
Fiction book (1990) -
My sister, who is an actress, would tip me off to good stories.
Academic text (2005) -
And surely, if I spread flour all over the floor, it would tip them off.
Fiction book (2001) -
Well, this event is what tipped off the scientists to how powerful you are.
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But what else about the letters that you heard might tip you off that they're pseudonymous?
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I believe he originally got tipped off about Diveroli in general I think.
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Someone in Palm Springs tipped off the local press... and they had a kind of welcome home parade for him.
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I appreciate your tipping me off, but I'm not ready to concede anything just yet.
Fiction book (1997) -
As far as anyone knew for certain, the snitch who tipped off Sneed was never discovered.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
114
3.4
Tell a secret on purpose or by accident
68
6.8
Secretly tell someone important information to warn or help them
25
2.6
To give someone a small hint or information about something
1
3.9
To tell someone about something they did not know
To give someone a secret signal or hint
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Jargon
1
6.3
A shot scored by lightly tapping a rebound into the basket before it hits the ground
- Literature
1
6.7
A short paper that gives advice and guesses about business, stocks, or horse racing
- Specialized
The small part at the back bottom of a shoe that touches the ground and can be replaced
- Jargon
A practice exercise where players tip and pass the ball to improve reaction time and coordination
- US
A large brown bear with light fur on its head in the mountains of western North America
- Specialized
A lean cut of beef from the upper sirloin, slightly less tender than other sirloin cuts
How Informative
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb tip meaning to give secret or advance information comes from the same 'pointing' idea: to tip someone off is to quietly 'point' them toward a warning or helpful fact.