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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

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, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh]

3. an indication of potential opportunity;
- Example: "he got a tip on the stock market"
- Example: "a good lead for a job"
[syn: tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint]

4. a V shape;
- Example: "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
[syn: point, tip, peak]

5. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill);
- Example: "the view from the peak was magnificent"
- Example: "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"
- Example: "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
[syn: peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit]


VERB (9)

1. cause to tilt;
- Example: "tip the screen upward"

2. mark with a tip;
- Example: "tip the arrow with the small stone"

3. give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on;
- Example: "Remember to tip the waiter"
- Example: "fee the steward"
[syn: tip, fee, bung]

4. cause to topple or tumble by pushing;
[syn: topple, tumble, tip]

5. to incline or bend from a vertical position;
- Example: "She leaned over the banister"
[syn: lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle]

6. walk on one's toes;
[syn: tiptoe, tip, tippytoe]

7. strike lightly;
- Example: "He tapped me on the shoulder"
[syn: tap, tip]

8. give insider information or advise to;
- Example: "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot"
[syn: tip off, tip]

9. remove the tip from;
- Example: "tip artichokes"


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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tip \Tip\, v. t. [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap to strike gently.] 1. To strike slightly; to tap. [1913 Webster] A third rogue tips me by the elbow. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 3. To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tip \Tip\, n. [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. [1913 Webster] To the very tip of the nose. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Hat Manuf.) A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown. [1913 Webster] 4. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf. [1913 Webster] 5. Rubbish thrown from a quarry. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tip \Tip\, v. i. To fall on, or incline to, one side. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster] To tip off, to fall off by tipping. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tip \Tip\, n. [See Tip to strike slightly, and cf. Tap a slight blow.] 1. A light touch or blow; a tap. [1913 Webster] 2. A gift; a douceur; a fee. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 3. A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like. [Sporting Cant] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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, tip, 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: tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint] 4: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" [syn: point, tip, peak] 5: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" [syn: peak, crown, crest, top, tip, 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 compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: tip, fee, bung] 4: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: topple, tumble, tip] 5: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" [syn: lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle] 6: walk on one's toes [syn: tiptoe, tip, tippytoe] 7: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [syn: tap, tip] 8: give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot" [syn: tip off, tip] 9: remove the tip from; "tip artichokes"
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

TIP 1. Texas Instruments Pascal. 2. A Unix program for interactive communication via serial lines. Unix manual page: tip(1).