tip1
¦ noun the pointed or rounded extremity of something slender or tapering.
?a small part fitted to the end of an object.
¦ verb (tips, tipping, tipped)
1. attach to or cover the tip of.
2. colour (something) at its tip or edge.
3. (tip something in) (in bookbinding) paste a page to a neighbouring page with a fine layer of paste down its inner margin.
Phrases
on the tip of one's tongue almost but not quite spoken or coming to mind.
Derivatives
tipped adjective
Origin
ME: from ON
typpi (n.),
typpa (v.),
typptr 'tipped'; related to
top1.
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tip2
¦ verb (tips, tipping, tipped)
1. overbalance or cause to overbalance so as to fall or turn over.
be or put in a sloping position.
2. empty out (the contents of a container) by holding it at an angle.
(it tips down, it is tipping down, etc.) Brit. informal rain heavily.
3. strike or touch lightly.
move by a light strike or touch.
4. (tip off) Basketball put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.
¦ noun
1. Brit. a place where rubbish is left.
informal a dirty or untidy place.
2. Baseball a pitched ball that is slightly deflected by the batter.
Phrases
tip one's hand N. Amer. informal reveal one's intentions inadvertently.
tip one's hat raise or touch one's hat as a greeting or mark of respect.
Origin
ME: perh. of Scand. origin, influenced later by
tip1 in the sense 'touch with a tip or point'.
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tip3
¦ noun
1. a small sum of money given as a reward for services rendered.
2. a piece of practical advice.
a prediction or piece of expert information about the likely winner of a race or contest.
¦ verb (tips, tipping, tipped)
1. give a tip to.
2. Brit. predict as likely to win or achieve something.
3. (tip someone off) informal give someone confidential information.
Phrases
tip someone the wink Brit. informal secretly give someone confidential information.
Origin
C17 (in the sense 'give, hand'): prob. from
tip1.