English dictionary
tip
nounPronunciation
/tɪp/
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Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- The tip of the external ear.
- A small earpiece or earplug.
- The part of an earbud that contours to the ear canal.
- The removal of the tip of a cat's ear, done to indicate that the cat has been fixed.
noun
- The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
- A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.
- The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
- (chiefly in the plural) A small piece of meat.
- A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
- A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
verb
- To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.
noun
- (skittles) The knocking over of a skittle.
- An act of tipping up or tilting.
- An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump.
- Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
- (by extension) A recycling centre.
- A very untidy place.
- The act of deflecting with one's fingers, especially the fingertips
- A tram for expeditiously transferring coal.
verb
- (To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.
- (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.
- To drink.
- To dump (refuse).
- To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor.
- To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.
noun
- A light blow or tap.
verb
- To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.
noun
- A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.
verb
- To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.
- To give, pass.
noun
- A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc.
- A piece of advice.
verb
- To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.
noun
- A kick or phase; one's current habits or behaviour.
- A particular arena or sphere of interest; a front.
Example sentences
The shape of the nozzle prevents the use of aftermarket eartips.
a cat with an eartip
the tip of one's nose
a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.
chicken tips over rice, pork tips, marinated alligator tips
In some cities waiters must be tipped.