5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] With truncheon tipped with iron head. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster] Tipped with jet, Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press. --Thomson. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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 tilt; "tip the screen upward" 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"; "fee the steward" [syn: {fee}, {bung}] 4: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: {topple}, {tumble}] 5: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" [syn: {lean}, {tilt}, {slant}, {angle}] 6: walk on one's toes [syn: {tiptoe}, {tippytoe}] 7: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [syn: {tap}] 8: give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot" [syn: {tip off}] 9: remove the tip from; "tip artichokes" [also: {tipping}, {tipped}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: tipped adj 1: having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination); "a rubber-tipped cane" [ant: {untipped}] 2: departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted" [syn: {atilt}, {canted}, {leaning}, {tilted}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: tipped See {tip} From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 44 Moby Thesaurus words for "tipped": aslant, aslope, atilt, bevel, beveled, bias, biased, canting, capped, careening, crested, crowned, headed, inclinational, inclinatory, inclined, inclining, leaning, listing, oblique, out of plumb, out of square, peaked, pitched, pitching, plumed, raking, recumbent, shelving, shelvy, sideling, sidelong, slant, slanted, slanting, slantways, slantwise, sloped, sloping, tilted, tilting, tipping, tipsy, topped
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