Tipping

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.
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           With truncheon tipped with iron head.    --Hudibras.
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           Tipped with jet,
           Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press.
                                                    --Thomson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tipping \Tip"ping\, n. (Mus.)
     A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the
     flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth;
     double-tonguing.
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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]:

  tipping
       See {tip}

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "tipping":
     aslant, aslope, atilt, bevel, beveled, bias, biased, canting,
     careening, inclinational, inclinatory, inclined, inclining,
     leaning, listing, out of plumb, out of square, pitched, raking,
     recumbent, shelving, shelvy, sideling, sidelong, slant, slanted,
     slanting, slantways, slantwise, sloped, sloping, tilted, tilting,
     tipped, tipsy