Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An act of starting play at the beginning of a period with a jump ball.
- noun A piece of confidential, advance, or inside information.
- noun An indication of an otherwise unknown fact or probability.
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- noun idiomatic An obvious
clue orindication . - noun idiomatic A
report ofsuspicious behaviour , especially to anauthority .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun inside information that something is going to happen
- noun the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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To recap, in case you just got back from the Hamptons, a few weeks ago Blodget suggested on his Business Insider website that Bank of America might need to raise anywhere from $100 billion to $200 billion in new capital -- that wide spread should have been a tip-off to the rigor of the analysis -- based on information he had gleaned from two financial blogs, Naked Capitalism and Zero Hedge.
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While the angel is a thrill of no trivial dimension, she's also a tip-off to Kushner's billowing excesses.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Tony Kushner's Angels in America Flies on Gossamer Wings
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Also, gone is the claustrophobic paranoia ... replaced by a trio of aliens bent on hopping from host to host, leaving behind hollowed-out human skin shells (an obvious tip-off to the characters) in order to accomplish their secret mission.
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To recap, in case you just got back from the Hamptons, a few weeks ago Blodget suggested on his Business Insider website that Bank of America might need to raise anywhere from $100 billion to $200 billion in new capital -- that wide spread should have been a tip-off to the rigor of the analysis -- based on information he had gleaned from two financial blogs, Naked Capitalism and Zero Hedge.
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Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said Thai authorities received a tip-off before New Year's of a planned attack, which was said to target Israelis.
Thailand: U.S. Embassy Warns Of Possible Terrorist Attack In Bangkok
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A number of years ago I saw a play, The Exonerated the title's a tip-off, directed by the multi-talented writer/actor/director/producer Bob Balaban.
Roger Smith: It's Too Late for Troy Davis, But It's Not Too Late for Us
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Another tip-off about her attitude is that later that year, she commissioned a painting of her lord chamberlain by Mr. Mortimer.
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Sticking to his routine before big games at home, James was the first player to arrive and was on the floor more than three hours before tip-off.
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A number of years ago I saw a play, The Exonerated the title's a tip-off, directed by the multi-talented writer/actor/director/producer Bob Balaban.
Roger Smith: It's Too Late for Troy Davis, But It's Not Too Late for Us
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To recap, in case you just got back from the Hamptons, a few weeks ago Blodget suggested on his Business Insider website that Bank of America might need to raise anywhere from $100 billion to $200 billion in new capital -- that wide spread should have been a tip-off to the rigor of the analysis -- based on information he had gleaned from two financial blogs, Naked Capitalism and Zero Hedge.
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