tip

Nouns

• (n) the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
• (n) a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire,
• (n) an indication of potential opportunity
  • he got a tip on the stock market
  • a good lead for a job
  confidential information, steer, hint, wind, lead,
• (n) a V shape
  • the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points
  peak, point,
• (n) 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
  crest, summit, top, peak, crown,

Verbs

• (v) cause to tilt
  • tip the screen upward
• (v) mark with a tip
  • tip the arrow with the small stone
• (v) give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on
  • Remember to tip the waiter
  • fee the steward
  bung, fee,
• (v) cause to topple or tumble by pushing topple, tumble,
• (v) to incline or bend from a vertical position
  • She leaned over the banister
  lean, tilt, angle, slant,
• (v) walk on one's toes tippytoe, tiptoe,
• (v) strike lightly
  • He tapped me on the shoulder
  tap,
• (v) give insider information or advise to
  • He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot
  tip off,
• (v) remove the tip from
  • tip artichokes

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See also

Words of close approximity