tip
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
Noun (5)tips
- the extreme end of something; especially something pointedType of end, terminalKinds fingertip, heel tip, beak, tiptoe
- a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)Synonyms: gratuitypourboirebaksheeshbakshishbakshisbacksheeshType of fringe benefit, perquisiteKinds Christmas box
- an indication of potential opportunity“he got a tip on the stock market”“a good lead for a job”Synonyms: leadsteerconfidential informationwindhintType of guidance, counselKinds protip
- a V shape“the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points”Synonyms: pointpeakType of convex shape, convexityKinds head, widow's peak, cuspPart of alpenstock, arrowhead, knife, pencil +2 more
- 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”Synonyms: peakcrowncresttopsummitType of topographic point, placeKinds hilltop, mountain peak, pinnacle
Verb (9)tipped, tipping, tips
- cause to tilt“tip the screen upward”More general reorientMore specific bank
- mark with a tip“tip the arrow with the small stone”More general mark
- give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on“Remember to tip the waiter”“fee the steward”Synonyms: feebungMore general give, gift
- cause to topple or tumble by pushingSynonyms: toppletumbleMore general push, force
- to incline or bend from a vertical position“She leaned over the banister”Synonyms: leantiltslantangleMore general bend, flexMore specific lean back, slope, list, weather
- walk on one's toesSynonyms: tiptoetippytoeMore general walk
- strike lightly“He tapped me on the shoulder”Synonyms: tap
- give insider information or advise to“He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot”Synonyms: tip off
- remove the tip from“tip artichokes”
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Translations
Noun gratuity, small extra payment
- Spanish
- propina
- French
- pourboire
- German
- Trinkgeld
- Italian
- mancia
- Portuguese
- gorjeta
- Turkish
- bahşiş
- Russian
- чаевы́е čajevýje
- Arabic
- بَقْشِيش baqšīš
- Chinese
- 小费 xiǎofèi
- Japanese
- チップ chippu
33 more languages
- Dutch
- fooi
- Polish
- napiwek
- Swedish
- dricks
- Greek
- φιλοδώρημα filodórima
- Korean
- 팁 tip
- Indonesian
- tip
- Vietnamese
- tiền boa
- Hungarian
- borravaló
- Portuguese (PT)
- gorjeta
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 小費 xiǎofèi
- Albanian
- bakshish
- Breton
- gwerzh-butun
- Catalan
- propina
- Czech
- spropitné
- Danish
- drikkepenge
- Esperanto
- trinkmono
- Estonian
- jootraha
- Finnish
- juomaraha
- Georgian
- ჩაის ფული čais puli
- Hebrew
- תֶּשֶׁר tésher
- Icelandic
- þjórfé
- Kurdish
- bexşîş
- Latvian
- dzeramnauda
- Lithuanian
- arbatpinigiai
- Norwegian
- driks
- Romanian
- bacșiș
- Serbo-Croatian
- napojnica
- Slovak
- sprepitné
- Slovenian
- napitnina
- Swahili
- bakshishi
- Walloon
- dringuele
- Welsh
- cildwrn
- Yiddish
- טרינקגעלט trinkgelt
Noun extreme end of something
- Spanish
- punta
- French
- pointe
- German
- Spitze
- Italian
- punta
- Portuguese
- ponta
- Turkish
- uç
- Russian
- ко́нчик kónčik
- Arabic
- طَرَف ṭaraf
- Chinese
- 尖端 jiānduān
- Japanese
- 先端 sentan
23 more languages
- Dutch
- punt
- Polish
- czubek
- Swedish
- spets
- Greek
- άκρη ákri
- Indonesian
- ujung
- Vietnamese
- chóp
- Hungarian
- hegy
- Portuguese (PT)
- ponta
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 尖頂 jiāndǐng
- Catalan
- punta
- Czech
- hrot
- Danish
- spids
- Esperanto
- pinto
- Estonian
- ots
- Finnish
- kärki
- Georgian
- წვერი c̣veri
- Hebrew
- קצה katzé
- Icelandic
- broddur
- Norwegian
- spiss
- Romanian
- vârf
- Serbo-Croatian
- vrh
- Slovak
- špička
- Yiddish
- שפּיץ shpits
Noun piece of private information
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: 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.— William Shakespeare
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.
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.—
Tipped with jet, Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press.— James Thomson
Origin: 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.— Jonathan Swift
2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant. colloquial William M. 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 Alexander Pope — To tip up, to turn partly over by raising one end.
To fall on, or incline to, one side. John Bunyan
To tip off, to fall off by tipping.
Origin: 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. colloquial
3. A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like. Sporting Cant
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
1.Texas Instruments Pascal.
2.A Unix program for interactive communication via serial lines.
Unix manual page: tip(1).