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tip 1
(tĭp)n.
1. The end of a pointed or projecting object.
2. A piece or an attachment, such as a cap or ferrule, meant to be fitted to the end of something else: the barbed tip of a harpoon.
tr.v. tipped, tip·ping, tips
Phrasal Verb: 1. To furnish with a tip.
2. To cover or decorate the tip of: tip strawberries with chocolate.
3. To remove the tip of: tip artichokes.
4. To dye the ends of (hair or fur) in order to blend or improve appearance.
tip in Printing
Idiom: To attach (an insert) in a book by gluing along the binding edge: tip in a color plate.
tip of the iceberg
A small evident part or aspect of something largely hidden.
[Middle English.]
tip 2
(tĭp)v. tipped, tip·ping, tips
v.tr.
1. To push or knock over; overturn or topple: bumped the table and tipped a vase.
2. To move to a slanting position; tilt: tipped the rearview mirror slightly downward; a weight that tipped the balance. See Synonyms at slant.
3. To touch or raise (one's hat) in greeting.
4. Chiefly British
a. To empty (something) by overturning; dump.
b. To dump (rubbish, for example).
v.intr.
1. To topple over; overturn: The trash can tipped over in the wind.
2. To be tilted; slant: The cabinet tipped toward the wall.
n.
Idioms: 1. The act of tipping.
2. A tilt or slant; an incline.
3. Chiefly British An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish.
tip (one's) hand
To reveal one's resources or intentions.
tip the scales
1. To register weight (at a certain amount).
2. To offset the balance of a situation.
[Middle English tippen.]
tip 3
(tĭp)v. tipped, tip·ping, tips
v.tr.
1. To strike gently; tap.
2.
a. Baseball To hit (a pitched ball) with the side of the bat so that it glances off.
b. Sports To tap or deflect (a ball or puck, for example), especially in scoring.
v.intr.
1. Sports To deflect or glance off. Used of a ball or puck.
2. Lower Southern US To tiptoe.
n.
1. A light blow; a tap.
2. Baseball A pitched ball that is tipped: a foul tip.
[From Middle English tippe, a tap, perhaps of Low German origin.]
tip 4
(tĭp)n.
1. A small sum of money given to someone for performing a service; a gratuity.
2.
a. A piece of confidential, advance, or inside information: got a tip on the next race.
b. A helpful hint: a column of tips on gardening.
v. tipped, tip·ping, tips
v.tr.
1.
a. To give a tip to: tipped the waiter generously.
b. To give as a tip: He tipped a dollar and felt that it was enough.
2. To provide with a piece of confidential, advance, or inside information: a disgruntled gang member who tipped the police to the planned robbery.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: To give tips or a tip: one who tips lavishly.
tip out
1. To distribute a portion of one's tips to (a co-worker): The servers tip out everyone who buses the tables.
2. To distribute (a portion of one's tips) to co-workers.
[Origin unknown.]
tip′per n.
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| Adj. | 1. | tipped - having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination); "a rubber-tipped cane" combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" untipped - not provided with a special tip; "untipped cigarettes" |
| 2. |  tipped - departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"inclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane" |
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Translations
ذو رأسٍ، ذو طَرَفٍ
zakončený
med filter
végû: vmilyen végû
sem er meî tiltekinn enda/odd
zakončený
uçlu
tipped
[tɪpt] ADJ [cigarette] → con filtrothe end of the walking stick was tipped with metal → la contera del bastón era de metal
they use arrows which are tipped with poison → utilizan flechas con las puntas envenenadas
the parrots' wings were tipped with red → los loros tenían los extremos de las alas de color rojo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
tipped
[ˈtɪpt] adj (British) (with something) arrows tipped with poison → des flèches empoisonnées
steel-tipped → à bout métallique, à embout de métal
steel-tipped → à bout métallique, à embout de métal
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tip1
(tip) noun the small or thin end, point or top of something. the tips of my fingers.
verb – past tense, past participle tipped – to put, or form, a tip on. The spear was tipped with an iron point.
tipped adjective having a tip of a particular kind. filter-tipped cigarettes; a white-tipped tail.
ˌtip-ˈtop adjective excellent. The horse is in tip-top condition.
be on the tip of one's tongue to be almost, but usually not, spoken or said. Her name is on the tip of my tongue (= I can't quite remember it); It was on the tip of my tongue to tell him (= I almost told him).
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