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  • verb idiomatic, transitive To alert or inform someone.
  • verb basketball To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.

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  • verb give insider information or advise to

Etymologies

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tip + off

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  • That tipped off the rest of the news media, which prompted a pro-Peterson rally where Peterson attempted to speak while activists tried to drown him out with chanting and white noise.

    January 18, 2018