tip-off
- IPA[ˈtip ˌôf]
美式
- a piece of information given in a discreet or confidential way；an act of starting a game or period by means of a jump ball in the center of the court
noun: tip-off, plural noun: tip-offs
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. informal a piece of information given in a discreet or confidential way arrests came after a tip-off from a member of the public
- 2. an act of starting a game or period by means of a jump ball in the center of the court the news of his injury came just two hours before tipoff
