TIP
tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint
(noun) an indication of potential opportunity; “he got a tip on the stock market”; “a good lead for a job”
peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit
(noun) the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); “the view from the peak was magnificent”; “they clambered to the tip of Monadnock”; “the region is a few molecules wide at the summit”
tip
(noun) the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
gratuity, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh
(noun) a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
point, tip, peak
(noun) a V shape; “the cannibal’s teeth were filed to sharp points”
tip
(verb) remove the tip from; “tip artichokes”
tip
(verb) mark with a tip; “tip the arrow with the small stone”
tap, tip
(verb) strike lightly; “He tapped me on the shoulder”
tiptoe, tip, tippytoe
(verb) walk on one’s toes
lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
(verb) to incline or bend from a vertical position; “She leaned over the banister”
tip
(verb) cause to tilt; “tip the screen upward”
topple, tumble, tip
(verb) cause to topple or tumble by pushing
tip, fee, bung
(verb) give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on; “Remember to tip the waiter”; “fee the steward”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
TIP
(sport) Abbreviation of Tipperary.
Anagrams
• PIT, PTI, TPI, pit, tpi
Etymology 1
Noun
tip (plural tips)
The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil. [From 15th c.]
A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration. [From 15th c.]
(music) The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
(chiefly, in the plural) A small piece of meat.
A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
synonym of eartip
Synonyms
• (extreme end of something): extremity
Hyponyms
• (extreme end of something): tooltip
Verb
tip (third-person singular simple present tips, present participle tipping, simple past and past participle tipped)
(transitive) To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of. [From 15th c.]
Etymology 2
Possibly from Scandinavian, or a special use of Etymology 1.
Verb
tip (third-person singular simple present tips, present participle tipping, simple past and past participle tipped)
(ergative) (To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn. [(transitive) From early 14th c.] [(intransitive) From earlier 16th c.]
(ergative) (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced. [From 17th c.]
(transitive, slang, dated) To drink. [From 18th c.]
(transitive) To dump (refuse). [From 19th c.]
(US, transitive) To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor. [From 20th c.]
(transitive) To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.
Noun
tip (plural tips)
(skittles, obsolete) The knocking over of a skittle. [From 17th c.]
An act of tipping up or tilting. [From 19th c.]
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump. [From 19th c.]
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, by extension) A recycling centre.
(colloquial) A very untidy place. [From 20th c.]
The act of deflecting with one's fingers, especially the fingertips
A tram for expeditiously transferring coal.
Etymology 3
Verb
tip (third-person singular simple present tips, present participle tipping, simple past and past participle tipped)
(now rare) To hit quickly and lightly; to tap. [From later 15th c.]
Noun
tip (plural tips)
(now rare) A light blow or tap. [From later 16th c.]
Etymology 4
Originally thieves' slang, of uncertain origin.
Verb
tip (third-person singular simple present tips, present participle tipping, simple past and past participle tipped)
To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service. [From early 18th c.]
(thieves′ slang) To give, pass. [From early 17th c.]
Noun
tip (plural tips)
A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation. [From mid-18th c.]
Synonyms
• See gratuity
Etymology 5
Noun
tip (plural tips)
A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc. [From mid-19th c.]
A piece of advice.
Synonyms
• hint
Verb
tip (third-person singular simple present tips, present participle tipping, simple past and past participle tipped)
To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc. [From later 19th c.]
Etymology 6
Noun
tip (plural tips)
(African-American Vernacular) A kick or phase; one's current habits or behaviour.
(African-American Vernacular) A particular arena or sphere of interest; a front.
Anagrams
• PIT, PTI, TPI, pit, tpi
Source: Wiktionary
Tip, n. Etym: [Akin to D. & Dan. tip, LG. & Sw. tipp, G. zipfel, and probably to E. tap a plug, a pipe.]
1. The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear. To the very tip of the nose. Shak.
2. An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.
3. (Hat Manuf.)
Definition: A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
4. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
5. Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
Tip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Tipping.]
Definition: To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver. With truncheon tipped with iron head. Hudibras. Tipped with jet, Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press. Thomson.
Tip, v. t. Etym: [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap to strike gently.]
1. To strike slightly; to tap. A third rogue tips me by the elbow. Swift.
2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant. [Colloq.] Thackeray.
3. To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart. To tip off, to pour out, as liquor.
– To tip over, to overturn.
– To tip the wink, to direct a wink; to give a hint or suggestion by, or as by, a wink. [Slang] Pope.
– To tip up, to turn partly over by raising one end.
Tip, v. i.
Definition: To fall on, or incline to, one side. Bunyan. To tip off, to fall off by tipping.
Tip, n. Etym: [See Tip to strike slightly, and cf. Tap a slight blow.]
1. A light touch or blow; a tap.
2. A gift; a douceur; a fee. [Colloq.]
3. A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like. [Sporting Cant]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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