tip-offs
Hints from insiders
Tip-offs are pieces of inside information, usually given secretly to alert someone about something: Police received tip-offs about the drug shipment.
The term comes from the verb tip off, meaning to warn or inform.
In basketball, the tip-off is the opening play where the referee tosses the ball between two players—and by extension, the start of any game or event.
Those who betray confidences
- ratsLong-tailed urban pests
- sourcesPoints of origin
- leaksUnwanted fluid escapes
- informersThose who reveal secrets
whistleblowers · insiders · narks · squealers · finks · tattletales · moles · tipsters
Indirect suggestions
- leadsGoes in front
- indicationsEvidence suggesting something
- signsDisplays conveying information
- signalsConveyed indications
pointers · evidence · suggestions · inklings · cues · traces · giveaways · telltales
Contested court tosses
- refereesSports match arbiters
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- center courtPrimary competition arena
- possessionState of owning
kickoffs · ceremonies · pregame · broadcasts
snitches
Those who betray confidences
informers · whistleblowers · insiders · narks · squealers · finks · tattletales · moles · tipsters · confidential sources
hints
Indirect suggestions
- leadsGoes in front
- indicationsEvidence suggesting something
- signsDisplays conveying information
signals · pointers · evidence · suggestions · inklings · cues · traces · giveaways · telltales · red flags
jump balls
Contested court tosses
- refereesSports match arbiters
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- center courtPrimary competition arena
possession · kickoffs · ceremonies · pregame · broadcasts
tip-offsofficial reports
Documented statements from authorities
press releases · public records · sworn testimony · court filings · official correspondence
tip-offscover-ups
Acts of concealing wrongdoing
concealments · suppressions · silences · withholdings · stonewalling
tip-offsambushes
Hidden surprise attacks
surprises · blindsides · traps · shocks · bolt from the blue
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