TIP
\tˈɪp], \tˈɪp], \t_ˈɪ_p]\
Definitions of TIP
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
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an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
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a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
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the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
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mark with a tip; "tip the arrow with the small stone"
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walk on one's toes
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remove the tip from; "tip artichokes"
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give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot"
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strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"
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cause to tilt; "tip the screen upward"
By Princeton University
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a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
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an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
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a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
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the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
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mark with a tip; "tip the arrow with the small stone"
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walk on one's toes
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cause to tip or tilt
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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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.
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A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
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A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
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Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
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To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver.
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To strike slightly; to tap.
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To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant.
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To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.
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To fall on, or incline to, one side.
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A light touch or blow; a tap.
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A gift; a douceur; a fee.
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A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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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.
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A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
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A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
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Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
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To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver.
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To strike slightly; to tap.
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To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant.
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To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.
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To fall on, or incline to, one side.
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A light touch or blow; a tap.
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A gift; a douceur; a fee.
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A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like.
By Noah Webster.
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A point or end of anything small; nozzle; colloquially, a small fee or present; as, a tip to a walter; colloquially, a private hint, especially in betting.
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To slant or tilt; to form a point to; cover the end of; strike lightly; colloquially, to give a private hint to; colloquially, give a small present to, as a waiter.
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To lean, slant, or fall over.
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Tipped.
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Tipping.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The top or point of anything small: the end.
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To form a point to: to cover the tip or end of:-pr.p. tipping; pa.t. and pa.p. tipped.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman