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Definitions for Tipping

[1] a slender or pointed end or extremity, especially of anything long or tapered: the tips of the fingers.
[2] the top, summit, or apex: the tip of the mountain.
[3] a small piece or part, as of metal or leather, forming or covering the extremity of something: a cane with a rubber tip.
[4] Also called tip-in, tip-on. an insert, as an illustration, map, or errata slip, pasted to a page of a book, magazine, etc., usually along the binding margin.
[5] a small, delicate tool made of fine hair cemented between two cards, for applying gold leaf.
[6] to furnish with a tip.
[7] to serve as or form the tip of.
[8] to mark or adorn the tip of.
[9] to remove the tip or stem of (berries or certain fruits or vegetables).
[10] to frost the ends of (hair strands): I'm having my hair cut and tipped tomorrow.
[11] tip in , Bookbinding . to paste the inner margin of (a map, illustration, or other plate) into a signature before gathering.
[12] to cause to assume a slanting or sloping position; incline; tilt.
[13] to overturn, upset, or overthrow (often followed by over ).
[14] to remove or lift (one's hat or cap) in salutation.
[15] British . to dispose of by dumping: The dustmen tipped the rubbish on the municipal dump.
[16] to assume a slanting or sloping position; incline.
[17] to tilt up at one end and down at the other; slant.
[18] to be overturned or upset: The car tipped into the ditch.
[19] to tumble or topple (usually followed by over ): The lamp on the table tipped over.
[20] the act of tipping.
[21] the state of being tipped.
[22] British . a dump for refuse, as that from a mine. Informal . an untidy place, especially a room: They must have packed and left in a rush, because the place is an absolute tip.
[23] a small present of money given directly to someone for performing a service or menial task; gratuity: He gave the waiter a dollar as a tip.
[24] a piece of private or secret information, as for use in betting, speculating, or writing a news story: a tip from a bookie.
[25] a useful hint or idea; a basic, practical fact: tips on painting.
[26] to give a gratuity to.
[27] to give a gratuity: She tipped lavishly.
[28] tip off , Informal . to supply with private or secret information; inform. to warn of impending danger or trouble; caution beforehand: The moonshiners had been tipped off that they were about to be raided.
[29] a light, smart blow; tap.
[30] Baseball . a batted ball that glances off the bat. Compare foul tip.
[31] to strike or hit with a light, smart blow; tap.
[32] Baseball . to strike (the ball) with a glancing blow.
[33] Eugene (Gladstone), 1888–1953, U.S. playwright: Nobel prize 1936.
[34] Thomas P(hilip) Tip , 1912–1994, U.S. politician: congressman 1953–87; speaker of the House 1977–87.
[35] the extreme end of something, esp a narrow or pointed end
[36] the top or summit
[37] a small piece forming an extremity or end a metal tip on a cane
[38] to adorn or mark the tip of
[39] to cause to form a tip
[40] to tilt or cause to tilt
[41] (usually foll by over or up ) to tilt or cause to tilt, so as to overturn or fall
[42] British to dump (rubbish, etc)
[43] tip one's hat to take off, raise, or touch one's hat in salutation
[44] the act of tipping or the state of being tipped
[45] British a dump for refuse, etc
[46] a payment given for services in excess of the standard charge; gratuity
[47] a helpful hint, warning, or other piece of information
[48] a piece of inside information, esp in betting or investing
[49] to give a tip to (a person)
[50] to hit or strike lightly
[51] to hit (a ball) indirectly so that it glances off the bat in cricket
[52] a light blow
[53] a glancing hit in cricket
[54] Eugene (Gladstone ). 1888–1953, US dramatist. His works, which are notable for their emotional power and psychological analysis, include Desire under the Elms (1924), Strange Interlude (1928), Mourning becomes Elektra (1931), Long Day's Journey into Night (1941), and The Iceman Cometh (1946): Nobel prize for literature 1936

Words related to Tipping

tipedge, perk, money, fee, gift, reward, lean, topple, dump, spill, tilt, upset, bend, suggest, prompt, steer, cusp, head, end, point

Words nearby Tipping

tiptinwork, tinworks, tiny, tiny tim, tio tom, tip, tip and run, tip of the iceberg, tip off, tip one's hand, tip sheet

Origin of Tipping

41425–75; late Middle English (noun); perhaps < Low German; compare German tippen to tap < Low German

Other words from Tipping

tip·less , adjective
tip·pa·ble , adjective
un·tip·pa·ble , adjective
tip·less , adjective
tip·pa·ble , adjective

Word origin for Tipping

C13: perhaps from Low German tippen

Synonyms for Tipping

bend, dump, lean, spill, tilt, topple, upset, cant, capsize, careen, empty, heel, incline, list, overturn, pour, recline, shift, slant, slope, unload, upend, upturn, overset, topple over, turn over