Search results for 'tip':

tip¹ noun 1 the usually small pointed end of something. 2 a small piece forming an end or point • a rubber tip on a walking-stick. 3 a top or summit. 4 a tea leaf-bud. verb (tipped, tipping) 1 to put or form a tip on something. 2 to remove a tip from something. on the tip of one's tongue about to be said, but not able to be because not quite remembered. tipped adj.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c as noun 1: from Norse typpa.

tip² verb (tipped, tipping) 1 (also tip up or over) tr & intr to lean or make something lean or slant. 2 (also tip something out) to remove or empty it from its container or a surface, etc by overturning or upsetting that container or causing that surface to slant. 3 Brit to dump (rubbish). noun 1 a place for tipping rubbish or coal, etc. 2 colloq a very untidy place.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c meaning 'to overturn'.

tip³ noun 1 a gift of money given to a servant or waiter, etc in return for service done well. 2 a piece of useful information; a helpful hint or warning. 3 a piece of inside information which may lead to financial gain, such as the name of a horse likely to win a race. verb (tipped, tipping) to give a tip to someone.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c: perhaps a special use of tip⁴.

tip⁴ noun a light blow or tap. verb (tipped, tipping) to hit or strike lightly. tip the scales to be the (usually small) fact, happening, etc which causes events to happen in a certain way, a certain decision to be made, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c.