tip off

Meaning

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

Synonyms

caution

warn

admonish

tip

alert

forestall

forewarn

advice

precautionary

reference

signal

tell

clue in

communication

information

intelligence

preadmonish

gesture silently

give a high sign

advise of

flag up

dope

fill in

hint

inform

intimation

notify

precaution