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tip(11) (iou)



tip verb5. Infl. -pp-. L19.
[Prob. from TIP verb1.]
verb trans. Give a piece of private information or advice about; esp. name as a likely winner, a profitable speculation, etc. colloq. L19.
Stage Phillips is tipped as a hot favourite to get an Oscar Award.
verb trans. Provide with private information or advice; warn, alert, inform. Freq. foll. by off. slang. L19.
J. Carew They suspected that she had tipped off the police.
verb intrans. Give out tips or private information; be a tipster. colloq. E20.
ti'ppee noun2 (chiefly US) a person who uses inside information about a company or business enterprise to trade profitably M20.
tipper noun3 = TIPSTER 1 L19.