10 definitions found
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]:
Tip \Tip\, noun [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.) 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tip \Tip\, verb (used with an object) [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tip \Tip\, verb (used without an object)
To fall on, or incline to, one side. --Bunyan.
{To tip off}, to fall off by tipping.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tip \Tip\, noun [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]
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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
320 Moby Thesaurus words for "tip":
Thule, Trinkgeld, Ultima Thule, acme, aculeus, acumination,
admonish, advice, advise, alert, alerting, alveolar ridge,
alveolus, angularity, apex, apogee, arytenoid cartilages, ascend,
auger, back, baksheesh, balance, bank, beak, bit, bitter end,
blade, bonnet, bonus, bonus system, borer, bottom dollar, boundary,
bounty, breathe, bribe, brow, brush, bunt, butt, butt end, buzz,
cant, cap, capsize, careen, caution, ceil, chuck, climax, climb,
cloud nine, clue, coif, confide, confide to, consideration,
consummate, cork, creep, crest, crown, cry havoc, cue, culbuter,
culmen, culminate, culmination, cusp, dab, decline, deposit,
descend, dip, ditch, dividend, dome, donative, dorsum, double time,
drill, drop, dump, edge, empty, end, entrust with information,
extra, extreme, extreme limit, extremity, fag end, fall, fall away,
fall off, farthest bound, fee, ferrule, ferule, fillip, finial,
flick, flip, flirt, forecast, forewarn, fringe benefit, frost, gen,
gift, give confidential information, give fair warning,
give notice, give warning, go downhill, go uphill, grade, gratuity,
gravy, graze, grease, hard palate, hat, head, heaven, heavens,
heel, height, high noon, highest pitch, highest point, hint,
honorarium, hood, ice, incentive pay, inclination, incline,
inducement, information, inside information, issue an ultimatum,
jumping-off place, keel, keel over, knock over, lagniappe, largess,
larynx, lay down, lean, leaning, leaning tower, leftover,
let in on, let next to, liberality, lie along, limit, lips, list,
margin, maximum, mention privately, meridian, mince, monition,
mountaintop, mucro, nasal cavity, ne plus ultra, neb, needle, nib,
no place higher, noon, notify, office, oral cavity, outtop,
overage, overarch, overmeasure, overplus, overrun, overset,
overstock, oversupply, overthrow, overtime pay, overtop, overturn,
palate, palm, palm oil, passing word, pat, peak, peck, perks,
perquisite, perquisites, pharyngeal cavity, pharynx, pick,
piece of advice, pinnacle, pitch, plus, point, pointer, pole,
pourboire, prediction, premium, present, prick, prickle, pussyfoot,
put hep, put next to, rake, rap, recline, remainder, retreat,
reward, ridge, rise, roof, roof in, salve, sap, seventh heaven,
shelve, sidle, sky, slant, slope, snap, soft palate, solatium,
something extra, sound the alarm, spare, speech organ, spire,
sportula, steal, steer, sting, stopper, stub, stump, subvert,
suggestion, summit, surmount, surplus, surplusage, swag, sway,
sweetener, syrinx, tag, tag end, tail, tail end, tap, teeth,
teeth ridge, terminal, threaten, tickle, tilt, tip off, tip over,
tip-off, tip-top, toe, tongue, top, top off, topple over,
topsy-turvify, topsy-turvy, touch, tower of Pisa,
turn a somersault, turn over, turn topsy-turvy, turn turtle,
turn upside down, unload, upmost, upper extremity, uppermost,
uprise, upset, upturn, utmost, utter a caveat, velum, verb,
verbum sap, verbum sapienti, vertex, very top, vocal chink,
vocal cords, vocal folds, vocal processes, voice box, warn,
warn against, warning, whisk, whisper, word of advice, zenith
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
TIP
1. {Texas Instruments Pascal}.
2. A {Unix} program for interactive communication via {serial
line}s.
{Unix manual page}: tip(1).
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
TIP
Terminal Interface Processor (ARPANET)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
TIP
Transputer Image Processing
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