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tip off

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Synonyms: rip off, tip-off, top off, tipoff, nip off, tap off, lip off, tips off, tie off

Antonyms: rip off, tip-off, top off, tipoff, nip off, tap off, lip off, tips off, tie off

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Verb

  1. {{lb|en|idiomatic|transitive}} To [[alert]] or [[inform]] (someone), especially [[confidentially]].
  2. {{lb|en|basketball}} To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.
  3. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[pour out]] (liquor); to tip the vessel and drink until it is empty.
  4. {{lb|en|transitive|and|intransitive|[[painting]]}} To use a particular brush technique for producing a flawless surface on a wet coat of paint.

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