tip off

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tip off verb

To alert or inform someone, especially confidentially.“An anonymous caller tipped off the police that the suspect would be in the area.”
To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.
To pour out (liquor); to tip the vessel and drink until it is empty.
To use a particular brush technique for producing a flawless surface on a wet coat of paint.

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grass up inform snitch lay off sell out whistleblowing secret beginning denunciation intelligence information termination communication communiqué tip hose pipe tap-off

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