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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
tip \tip\, v. t. imp. p. p. tipped; p. pr. vb. n.
tipping.
to form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as,
to tip anything with gold or silver.
1913 webster
with truncheon tipped with iron head. --hudibras.
1913 webster
tipped with jet,
fair ermines spotless as the snows they press.
--thomson.
1913 webster
see also:
tipped tipping
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
tipping \tip"ping\, n. mus.
a distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the
flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth;
double-tonguing.
1913 webster
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
tip
n 1: the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
2: a relatively small amount of money given for services
rendered as by a waiter syn: gratuity, pourboire, baksheesh,
bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh
3: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the
stock market"; "a good lead for a job" syn: lead, steer,
confidential information, wind, hint
4: a v shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
syn: point, peak
5: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak
was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of
monadnock" syn: peak, crown, crest, top, summit
v 1: cause to tilt; "tip the screen upward"
2: mark with a tip; "tip the arrow with the small stone"
3: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond
the agreed-on compensation; "remember to tip the waiter";
"fee the steward" syn: fee, bung
4: cause to topple or tumble by pushing syn: topple, tumble
5: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "she leaned
over the banister" syn: lean, tilt, slant, angle
6: walk on one's toes syn: tiptoe, tippytoe
7: strike lightly; "he tapped me on the shoulder" syn: tap
8: give insider information or advise to; "he tipped off the
police about the terrorist plot" syn: tip off
9: remove the tip from; "tip artichokes"
also: tipping, tipped
see also:
gratuity pourboire baksheesh bakshish bakshis backsheesh
lead steer confidential information wind hint
point peak crown crest top
summit fee bung topple tumble
lean tilt slant angle tiptoe
tippytoe tap tip off tipping tipped
- [4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
tipping
see tip
see also:
tip
- [5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
35 moby thesaurus words for "tipping":
aslant, aslope, atilt, bevel, beveled, bias, biased, canting,
careening, inclinational, inclinatory, inclined, inclining,
leaning, listing, out of plumb, out of square, pitched, raking,
recumbent, shelving, shelvy, sideling, sidelong, slant, slanted,
slanting, slantways, slantwise, sloped, sloping, tilted, tilting,
tipped, tipsy
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