Tip

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

Tip, n. [Akin to D. & Dan. tip, LG. & Sw. tipp, G. zipfel, and probably to E. tap a plug, a pipe.].

•  The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.  [1913 Webster]

  "To the very tip of the nose."  [1913 Webster]
•  An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.  [1913 Webster]
•  A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.  [1913 Webster]
•  A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.  [1913 Webster]
•  Rubbish thrown from a quarry.  [1913 Webster]

Tip, v. t. 

 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."  [1913 Webster]
"Tipped with jet,
Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press."  [1913 Webster]

Tip, v. t. [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap to strike gently.].

•  To strike slightly; to tap.  [1913 Webster]

  "A third rogue tips me by the elbow."  [1913 Webster]
•  To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant.  Thackeray.  [1913 Webster]
•  To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.  [1913 Webster]

To tip off, to pour out, as liquor. -- To tip over, to overturn. -- To tip the wink, to direct a wink; to give a hint or suggestion by, or as by, a wink. [Slang] Pope. -- To tip up, to turn partly over by raising one end.

Tip, v. i. 

 To fall on, or incline to, one side.  Bunyan.  [1913 Webster]

To tip off, to fall off by tipping.

Tip, n. [See Tip to strike slightly, and cf. Tap a slight blow.].

•  A light touch or blow; a tap.  [1913 Webster]
•  A gift; a douceur; a fee.  [1913 Webster]
•  A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Tip, n. & v.
--n.
1 an extremity or end, esp. of a small or tapering thing (tips of the fingers).
2 a small piece or part attached to the end of a thing, e.g. a ferrule on a stick.
3 a leaf-bud of tea.
--v.tr. (tipped, tipping)
1 provide with a tip.
2 tr. (foll. by in) attach (a loose sheet) to a page at the inside edge.

Idiom

on the tip of one's tongue about to be said, esp. after difficulty in recalling to mind. the tip of the iceberg a small evident part of something much larger or more significant.

Derivative

tipless adj. tippy adj. (in sense 3).

Tip, v. & n.
--v. (tipped, tipping)
1 a intr. lean or slant. b tr. cause to do this.
2 tr. (foll. by into etc.) a overturn or cause to overbalance (was tipped into the pond). b discharge the contents of (a container etc.) in this way.
--n.
1 a a slight push or tilt. b a light stroke, esp. in baseball.
2 Brit. a place where material (esp. refuse) is tipped.

Idiom

tip the balance make the critical difference. tip the scales see SCALE(2). tip-up able to be tipped, e.g. of a seat in a theatre to allow passage past.

Tip, v. & n.
--v. (tipped, tipping) (often foll. by over, up)
1 tr. make a small present of money to, esp. for a service given (have you tipped the porter?).
2 tr. name as the likely winner of a race or contest etc.
3 tr. strike or touch lightly.
4 tr. sl. give, hand, pass (esp. in tip the wink below).
--n.
1 a small money present, esp. for a service given.
2 a piece of private or special information, esp. regarding betting or investment.
3 a small or casual piece of advice.

Idiom

tip off
1 give (a person) a hint or piece of special information or warning, esp. discreetly or confidentially.
2 Basketball start play by throwing the ball up between two opponents. tip-off a hint or warning etc. given discreetly or confidentially. tip a person the wink give a person private information.

Derivative

tipper n.

Etymology

ME: orig. uncert.

THESAURUS

Tip

Thule, Trinkgeld, Ultima Thule, acme, aculeus, acumination, admonish, advice, advise, alert, alerting, alveolar ridge, alveolus, angularity, apex, apogee, arytenoid cartilages, ascend, auger, back, baksheesh, balance, bank, beak, bit, bitter end, blade, bonnet, bonus, bonus system, borer, bottom dollar, boundary, bounty, breathe, bribe, brow, brush, bunt, butt, butt end, buzz, cant, cap, capsize, careen, caution, ceil, chuck, climax, climb, cloud nine, clue, coif, confide, confide to, consideration, consummate, cork, creep, crest, crown, cry havoc, cue, culbuter, culmen, culminate, culmination, cusp, dab, decline, deposit, descend, dip, ditch, dividend, dome, donative, dorsum, double time, drill, drop, dump, edge, empty, end, entrust with information, extra, extreme, extreme limit, extremity, fag end, fall, fall away, fall off, farthest bound, fee, ferrule, ferule, fillip, finial, flick, flip, flirt, forecast, forewarn, fringe benefit, frost, gen, gift, give confidential information, give fair warning, give notice, give warning, go downhill, go uphill, grade, gratuity, gravy, graze, grease, hard palate, hat, head, heaven, heavens, heel, height, high noon, highest pitch, highest point, hint, honorarium, hood, ice, incentive pay, inclination, incline, inducement, information, inside information, issue an ultimatum, jumping-off place, keel, keel over, knock over, lagniappe, largess, larynx, lay down, lean, leaning, leaning tower, leftover, let in on, let next to, liberality, lie along, limit, lips, list, margin, maximum, mention privately, meridian, mince, monition, mountaintop, mucro, nasal cavity, ne plus ultra, neb, needle, nib, no place higher, noon, notify, office, oral cavity, outtop, overage, overarch, overmeasure, overplus, overrun, overset, overstock, oversupply, overthrow, overtime pay, overtop, overturn, palate, palm, palm oil, passing word, pat, peak, peck, perks, perquisite, perquisites, pharyngeal cavity, pharynx, pick, piece of advice, pinnacle, pitch, plus, point, pointer, pole, pourboire, prediction, premium, present, prick, prickle, pussyfoot, put hep, put next to, rake, rap, recline, remainder, retreat, reward, ridge, rise, roof, roof in, salve, sap, seventh heaven, shelve, sidle, sky, slant, slope, snap, soft palate, solatium, something extra, sound the alarm, spare, speech organ, spire, sportula, steal, steer, sting, stopper, stub, stump, subvert, suggestion, summit, surmount, surplus, surplusage, swag, sway, sweetener, syrinx, tag, tag end, tail, tail end, tap, teeth, teeth ridge, terminal, threaten, tickle, tilt, tip off, tip over, tip-off, tip-top, toe, tongue, top, top off, topple over, topsy-turvify, topsy-turvy, touch, tower of Pisa, turn a somersault, turn over, turn topsy-turvy, turn turtle, turn upside down, unload, upmost, upper extremity, uppermost, uprise, upset, upturn, utmost, utter a caveat, velum, verb, verbum sap, verbum sapienti, vertex, very top, vocal chink, vocal cords, vocal folds, vocal processes, voice box, warn, warn against, warning, whisk, whisper, word of advice, zenith

ROGET THESAURUS

Tip

End

N end, close, termination, desinence, conclusion, finis, finale, period, term, terminus, endpoint, last, omega, extreme, extremity, gable end, butt end, fag-end, tip, nib, point, tail, verge, tag, peroration, bonne bouche, bottom dollar, tail end, rear guard, consummation, denouement, finish, fate, doom, doomsday, crack of doom, day of Judgment, dies irae, fall of the curtain, goal, destination, limit, determination, expiration, expiry, extinction, extermination, death, end of all things, finality, eschatology, break up, commencement de la fin, last stage, turning point, coup de grace, deathblow, knock-out-blow, sockdolager, ending, final, terminal, definitive, crowning, last, ultimate, hindermost, rear, caudal, vergent, conterminate, conterminous, conterminable, ended, at an end, settled, decided, over, played out, set at rest, conclusive, penultimate, last but one, last but two, unbegun, uncommenced, fresh, finally, in fine, at the last, once for all, as high as Heaven and as deep as hell, deficit omne quod nascitur, en toute chose il faut considerer la fin, finem respice, ultimus Romanorum.

Giving

VB deliver, hand, pass, put into the hands of, hand over, make over, deliver over, pass over, turn over, assign dower, present, give away, dispense, dispose of, give out, deal out, dole out, mete out, fork out, squeeze out, pay, render, impart, communicate, concede, cede, yield, part with, shed, cast, spend, give, bestow, confer, grant, accord, award, assign, intrust, consign, vest in, make a present, allow, contribute, subscribe, furnish its quota, invest, endow, settle upon, bequeath, leave, devise, furnish, supply, help, administer to, afford, spare, accommodate with, indulge with, favor with, shower down upon, lavish, pour on, thrust upon, tip, bribe, tickle the palm, grease the palm, offer, sacrifice, immolate.

Reward

N reward, recompense, remuneration, meed, guerdon, reguerdon, price, indemnity, indemnification, quittance, compensation, reparation, redress, satisfaction, reckoning, acknowledgment, requital, amends, sop, atonement, retribution, consideration, return, quid pro quo, salvage, perquisite, vail, douceur, bribe, hush money, smart money, blackmail, extortion, carcelage, solatium, allowance, salary, stipend, wages, compensation, pay, payment, emolument, tribute, batta, shot, scot, bonus, premium, tip, fee, honorarium, hire, dasturi, dustoori, mileage, crown, remunerative, remuneratory, munerary, compensatory, retributive, reparatory, rewarding, satisfactory, fideli certa merces, honor virtutis praemium, tibi seris tibi metis.

VB reward, recompense, repay, requite, remunerate, munerate, compensate, fee, pay one's footing, make amends, indemnify, atone, satisfy, acknowledge, get for one's pains, reap the fruits of, tip.

Summit

N summit, summity, top, peak, vertex, apex, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination, meridian, utmost height, ne plus utra, height, pitch, maximum, climax, culminating point, crowning point, turning point, turn of the tide, fountain head, water shed, water parting, sky, pole, tip, tip top, crest, crow's nest, cap, truck, nib, end, crown, brow, head, nob, noddle, pate, capsheaf, high places, heights, topgallant mast, sky scraper, quarter deck, hurricane deck, architrave, frieze, cornice, coping stone, zoophorus, capital, epistyle, sconce, pediment, entablature, tympanum, ceiling, attic, loft, garret, house top, upper story, summit conference, summit, peak of achievement, peak of performance, peaks and troughs, peaks and valleys (in graphs), highest &c (high), top, top most, upper most, tiptop, culminating, meridian, meridional, capital, head, polar, supreme, supernal, topgallant, atop, at the top of the tree, en flute, fleur deau.

Covering

VB cover, superpose, superimpose, overlay, overspread, wrap, encase, incase, face, case, veneer, pave, paper, tip, cap, bind, bulkhead, bulkhead in, clapboard, coat, paint, varnish, pay, incrust, stucco, dab, plaster, tar, wash, besmear, bedaub, anoint, do over, gild, plate, japan, lacquer, lacker, enamel, whitewash, parget, lay it on thick, overlie, overarch, endome, conceal, anodize, galvanize.