tip.
The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
Meaning & usage
The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
the tip of one's nose
A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.
a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.
The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
A small piece of meat.
chicken tips over rice, pork tips, marinated alligator tips
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 (“part of earbuds”).
The glans penis.
my tip sticky rn
What's your tip color?
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tip, typ, tippe (“tip”), of obscure and uncertain origin. Perhaps distantly related to top. Related to Saterland Frisian Tip (“tip”), West Frisian tippe, tip (“tip”), Dutch tip (“tip”), German Low German Tip, Tippel (“tip”), dialectal German Zipf (“tip”) (diminutive Zipfel used in Standard German), Danish tip (“tip”), Swedish tipp (“tip”), Icelandic typpi (“knob, pin, penis”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Timpe (“tip”), West Frisian timpe (“tip”), Old English tæppa (“tap, spigot”), Middle High German züpfel (“pointed end, tip”).
To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tip, typ, tippe (“tip”), of obscure and uncertain origin. Perhaps distantly related to top. Related to Saterland Frisian Tip (“tip”), West Frisian tippe, tip (“tip”), Dutch tip (“tip”), German Low German Tip, Tippel (“tip”), dialectal German Zipf (“tip”) (diminutive Zipfel used in Standard German), Danish tip (“tip”), Swedish tipp (“tip”), Icelandic typpi (“knob, pin, penis”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Timpe (“tip”), West Frisian timpe (“tip”), Old English tæppa (“tap, spigot”), Middle High German züpfel (“pointed end, tip”).
(To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.
(To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.
To cause the contents of a container to be emptied out by tilting it.
To drink.
To dump (refuse).
To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor.
To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.
Where this word comes from
From Late Middle English tippen, possibly from North Germanic/Scandinavian (compare Swedish tippa (“to topple over”)), or a special use of Etymology 1.
The knocking over of a skittle.
An act of tipping up or tilting.
An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump.
Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
A recycling centre.
A very untidy place.
The act of deflecting with one's fingers, especially the fingertips
A tram for expeditiously transferring coal.
Where this word comes from
From Late Middle English tippen, possibly from North Germanic/Scandinavian (compare Swedish tippa (“to topple over”)), or a special use of Etymology 1.
To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain, perhaps related to Etymology 1 and cognate with Dutch tippen, German tippen, Swedish tippa.
A light blow or tap.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain, perhaps related to Etymology 1 and cognate with Dutch tippen, German tippen, Swedish tippa.
To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.
You should always tip your waiter in the United States and most third world countries.
To give, pass.
Where this word comes from
Originally thieves' slang, of uncertain origin; according to the OED, probably related to sense 1.
A small monetary gift. A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other service worker as a token of appreciation, often calculated as a percentage of the bill.
Workers in the American service industry usually depend on tips to even make minimum wage.
A small monetary gift. A gratuity given to someone who voluntarily provides assistance.
A small monetary gift. A small monetary gift given to a child from an older relative or family friend.
Where this word comes from
Originally thieves' slang, of uncertain origin; according to the OED, probably related to sense 1.
A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc.
hot stock tips
A piece of advice.
tips and tricks
A prediction of the winning team in a football game by a participant in a footy tipping competition.
A prediction about the outcome of something.
A piece of information transmitted to law enforcement about a crime or other activity of interest.
Where this word comes from
Probably from tip (“to give, pass”) or tip (“to tap”), or a combination of the two.
To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.
To enter a prediction of the winning team of a football game, as part of a footy tipping competition.
To predict something having a particular outcome.
Where this word comes from
Probably from tip (“to give, pass”) or tip (“to tap”), or a combination of the two.
A kick or phase; one's current habits or behaviour.
A particular arena or sphere of interest; a front.
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