Result from Foreign Dictionaries (11 entries 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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tip \Tip\, v. t. [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap to strike gently.] 1. To strike slightly; to tap. [1913 Webster] A third rogue tips me by the elbow. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 3. 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tip \Tip\, n. [Akin to D. & Dan. tip, LG. & Sw. tipp, G. zipfel, and probably to E. tap a plug, a pipe.] 1. 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. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. 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] 3. (Hat Manuf.) A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown. [1913 Webster] 4. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf. [1913 Webster] 5. Rubbish thrown from a quarry. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tip \Tip\, v. i. To fall on, or incline to, one side. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster] {To tip off}, to fall off by tipping. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tip \Tip\, n. [See {Tip} to strike slightly, and cf. {Tap} a slight blow.] 1. A light touch or blow; a tap. [1913 Webster] 2. A gift; a douceur; a fee. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 3. A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like. [Sporting Cant] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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}, {tip}, {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: {tip}, {lead}, {steer}, {confidential information}, {wind}, {hint}] 4: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" [syn: {point}, {tip}, {peak}] 5: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" [syn: {peak}, {crown}, {crest}, {top}, {tip}, {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 compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: {tip}, {fee}, {bung}] 4: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: {topple}, {tumble}, {tip}] 5: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" [syn: {lean}, {tilt}, {tip}, {slant}, {angle}] 6: walk on one's toes [syn: {tiptoe}, {tip}, {tippytoe}] 7: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [syn: {tap}, {tip}] 8: give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot" [syn: {tip off}, {tip}] 9: remove the tip from; "tip artichokes" From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: TIP Terminal Interface Processor (ARPANET) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: TIP Transputer Image Processing From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: Tip /tip/ hint; tip From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: tip /tip/ wrinkle From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: tip /tip/ 1. warning 2. hint; tip 3. peak; point; tip; summit 4. suggestion