Tip Meaning and Definition

Word: Tip

How to pronounce: tɪp

Noun

Definitions:

1. The pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering.

Example sentences: "George pressed the tips of his fingers together"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Attach to or cover the end or extremity of.

Example sentences: "The peaks of the mountains were tipped with snow"

2. (in bookbinding) paste a single page, typically an illustration, to the neighboring page of a book by a thin line of paste down its inner margin.

Verb

Definitions:

1. Overbalance or cause to overbalance so as to fall or turn over.

Example sentences: "The hay caught fire when the candle tipped over"

2. Strike or touch lightly.

Noun

Definitions:

1. A place where trash is deposited; a dump.

Example sentences: "A rubbish tip"

2. A pitched ball that is slightly deflected by the bat.

Noun

Definitions:

1. A sum of money given to someone as a reward for their services.

Example sentences: "He never leaves a tip"

2. A small but useful piece of practical advice.

Example sentences: "The nutritionist will provide practical advice and helpful tips on how to eat healthily, lose weight, and work more exercise into our already busy lives."

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Give (someone) a sum of money as a way of rewarding them for their services.

Example sentences: "I tipped her five dollars"

2. Predict as likely to win or achieve something.

Example sentences: "Christine was widely tipped to get the job"

Synonyms:

end

edge

nib

crest

handpiece

nose piece

ferrule

nozzle

nose

hint

online help

useful tip

good advice

piece of advice

topple

top

apex

peak

summit

point

cusp

pike

gratuity

lean

bend

slant

inclination

angle

landfill

dump

tilt

tumble

Antonyms:

head

Derivations:

tipped

tipping

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Tip in Other Languages...

Spanish: Consejo

German: Tipp

French: Conseil

Italian: Suggerimento

Turkish: Uç