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"(idiomatic, transitive) To alert or inform (someone), especially confidentially."
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"To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents."
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"(basketball) To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents."
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"To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.",
"To begin."
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"(basketball) To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.",
"(of a sports match) To begin."
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"To pour out (liquor); to tip the vessel and drink until it is empty."
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"(transitive, obsolete) To pour out (liquor); to tip the vessel and drink until it is empty."
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"To use a particular brush technique for producing a flawless surface on a wet coat of paint."
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"(transitive and intransitive, painting) To use a particular brush technique for producing a flawless surface on a wet coat of paint."
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"(idiomatic, transitive) To alert or inform (someone), especially confidentially."
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"To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents."
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"(basketball) To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents."
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"To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.",
"To begin."
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"(basketball) To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.",
"(of a sports match) To begin."
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"To pour out (liquor); to tip the vessel and drink until it is empty."
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"(transitive, obsolete) To pour out (liquor); to tip the vessel and drink until it is empty."
],
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"To use a particular brush technique for producing a flawless surface on a wet coat of paint."
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"sense": "to alert or inform someone",
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{
"word": "grass up"
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{
"word": "snitch"
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"sense": "to use a painting technique",
"word": "lay off"
}
],
"word": "tip off"
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