 5 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tip
noun
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}]
verb
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}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tipping
See {tip}
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tip \Tip\, verb (used with an object) [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.
With truncheon tipped with iron head. --Hudibras.
Tipped with jet,
Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press.
--Thomson.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tipping \Tip"ping\, noun (Mus.)
A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the
flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth;
double-tonguing.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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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