noun (esp. BrE ) secret information given to the police
ADJECTIVE
▪ anonymous
▪ intelligence
▪ telephone
VERB + TIP-OFF
▪ give sb
▪ get , receive
▪ act on
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Acting on a ~, police raided the house.
PREPOSITION
▪ after ~
▪
He was arrested after a ~ to police.
▪ ~ about
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Customs officers had received a ~ about a shipment of cocaine.