TIP (tipped, tipping)

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Irregular inflected forms: tipped    , tipping   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does tip mean? 

• TIP (noun)
  The noun TIP has 5 senses:

1. the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

2. a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

3. an indication of potential opportunity

4. a V shape

5. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

  Familiarity information: TIP used as a noun is common.

• TIP (verb)
  The verb TIP has 9 senses:

1. cause to tilt

2. mark with a tip

3. give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on

4. cause to topple or tumble by pushing

5. to incline or bend from a vertical position

6. walk on one's toes

7. strike lightly

8. give insider information or advise to

9. remove the tip from

  Familiarity information: TIP used as a verb is familiar.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The extreme end of something; especially something pointed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("tip" is a kind of...):

end; terminal (either extremity of something that has length)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tip"):

fingertip (the end (tip) of a finger)

tiptoe (the tip of a toe)

beak (a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures)

Derivation:

tip (remove the tip from)

tip (mark with a tip)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

backsheesh; baksheesh; bakshis; bakshish; gratuity; pourboire; tip

Hypernyms ("tip" is a kind of...):

fringe benefit; perk; perquisite (an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tip"):

Christmas box (a present given at Christmas for services during the year)

Derivation:

tip (give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An indication of potential opportunity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

confidential information; hint; lead; steer; tip; wind

Context example:

a good lead for a job

Hypernyms ("tip" is a kind of...):

counsel; counseling; counselling; direction; guidance (something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action)

Derivation:

tip (give insider information or advise to)

tipster (one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack))

Sense 4

Meaning:

A V shape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

peak; point; tip

Context example:

the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points

Hypernyms ("tip" is a kind of...):

convex shape; convexity (a shape that curves or bulges outward)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tip"):

head (the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates))

cusp (small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth)

widow's peak (a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead)

Holonyms ("tip" is a part of...):

blade; brand; steel; sword (a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard)

cone; cone shape; conoid (a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point)

pencil (a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood)

knife (a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)

arrowhead (the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow)

alpenstock (a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers)

Sense 5

Meaning:

The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

crest; crown; peak; summit; tip; top

Context example:

the region is a few molecules wide at the summit

Hypernyms ("tip" is a kind of...):

place; spot; topographic point (a point located with respect to surface features of some region)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tip"):

pinnacle (a lofty peak)

mountain peak (the summit of a mountain)

brow; hilltop (the peak of a hill)

• TIP (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they tip    ... he / she / it tips   
Past simple: tipped   
Past participle: tipped   
-ing form: tipping   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to tilt

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

tip the screen upward

Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):

reorient (cause to turn)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tip"):

bank (tip laterally)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

tipper (truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Mark with a tip

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

tip the arrow with the small stone

Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):

mark (make or leave a mark on)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

tip (the extreme end of something; especially something pointed)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

bung; fee; tip

Context example:

fee the steward

Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):

gift; give; present (give as a present; make a gift of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something

Derivation:

tip (a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter))

tipper (a person who leaves a tip)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Cause to topple or tumble by pushing

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

tip; topple; tumble

Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):

force; push (move with force)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 5

Meaning:

To incline or bend from a vertical position

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

angle; lean; slant; tilt; tip

Context example:

She leaned over the banister

Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):

bend; flex (form a curve)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tip"):

incline; pitch; slope (be at an angle)

weather (cause to slope)

heel; list (tilt to one side)

lean back; recline (move the upper body backwards and down)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Also:

tip over (turn from an upright or normal position)

tip over (cause to overturn from an upright or normal position)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Walk on one's toes

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

tip; tippytoe; tiptoe

Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

The children tip to the playground

Sense 7

Meaning:

Strike lightly

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

tap; tip

Context example:

He tapped me on the shoulder

Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):

strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tip"):

percuss (strike or tap firmly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Sense 8

Meaning:

Give insider information or advise to

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

tip; tip off

Context example:

He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot

Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):

advise; counsel; rede (give advice to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

Derivation:

tip (an indication of potential opportunity)

Sense 9

Meaning:

Remove the tip from

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

tip artichokes

Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

tip (the extreme end of something; especially something pointed)

 Context examples 

She placed the tips of her fingers on them.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Parenting tips, parents' survival guides, dos, don'ts, shoulds and shouldn'ts - new ones come out daily.

(Parenting, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

The five bones that form the tips of the toes.

(Distal Phalanx of Foot, NCI Thesaurus)

There is a fine balance of calcium and alpha-synuclein in the cell, and when there is too much of one or the other, the balance is tipped and aggregation begins.

(Calcium May Play A Role in Development of Parkinson's Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Sherlock Holmes closed his eyes and placed his elbows upon the arms of his chair, with his finger-tips together.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It forms the tip of the elbow.

(Olecranon, NCI Thesaurus)

He saw the question in my eyes, and, putting his finger-tips together and his elbows upon his knees, he explained the situation.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A broken tip of lead was lying there also.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The intrinsic muscles spanning the length of the tongue that move the tip of the tonge up and down.

(Intrinsic Tongue Muscle Transverse Component, NCI Thesaurus)

When we lie, the temperature of the tip of the nose decreases between 0.6 ºC and 1.2 ºC, while that of the forehead increases between 0.6 ºC and 1.5 ºC.

(The most reliable scientific model to date for detecting when a person is lying, based on thermography, University of Granada)