tip-off

Meaning

1. noun An obvious clue or indication.

   The broken window and overturned plant pots were a tip-off that something was wrong.

2. noun A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority.

   The police received a tip-off about a recent bank robbery.

3. noun Jump ball that starts a game.

Similar words

tap-off whistleblowing secret beginning denunciation intelligence information termination communication tip

Word family

tip-offs