Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tip"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
With truncheon tipped with iron head. --Hudibras.
Tipped with jet, Fair ermines spotless as the snows
they press. --Thomson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
To the very tip of the nose. --Shak.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tip \Tip\, v. t. [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. --Swift.
2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to;
as, to tip a servant. [Colloq.] --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] --Pope.
{To tip up}, to turn partly over by raising one end.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tip \Tip\, v. i.
To fall on, or incline to, one side. --Bunyan.
{To tip off}, to fall off by tipping.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tip \Tip\, n. [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. [Colloq.]
3. A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse
race, or the like. [Sporting Cant]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}, {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: {lead}, {steer},
{confidential information}, {wind}, {hint}]
4: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
[syn: {point}, {peak}]
5: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak
was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of
Monadnock" [syn: {peak}, {crown}, {crest}, {top}, {summit}]
v 1: cause to tip or tilt
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 agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter"
[syn: {bung}]
4: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned
over the banister" [syn: {lean}, {tilt}, {slant}, {angle}]
5: walk on one's toes [syn: {tiptoe}, {tippytoe}]
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