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]:
Tip \Tip\, v. t. [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap
to strike gently.]
1. To strike slightly; to tap.
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A third rogue tips me by the elbow. --Swift.
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2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to;
as, to tip a servant. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
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3. To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt;
as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.
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{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.
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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.
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To the very tip of the nose. --Shak.
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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.
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3. (Hat Manuf.) A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the
inside of a hat crown.
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4. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by
gilders in lifting gold leaf.
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5. Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Tip \Tip\, v. i.
To fall on, or incline to, one side. --Bunyan.
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{To tip off}, to fall off by tipping.
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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.
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2. A gift; a douceur; a fee. [Colloq.]
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3. A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse
race, or the like. [Sporting Cant]
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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
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