tips

We have found lemma(root) word of tips : tip.

Definitions


[tɪp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering
(e.g: George pressed the tips of his fingers together)


Phrases:
- on the tip of one's tongue

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old Norse typpi (noun), typpa (verb), typptr ‘tipped’; related to top


[tɪp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- attach to or cover the end or extremity of
(e.g: the peaks of the mountains were tipped with snow)

- (in bookbinding) paste a single page, typically an illustration, to the neighbouring page of a book by a thin line of paste down its inner margin
(e.g: tipped in here is a clipping from a magazine)


Phrases:
- on the tip of one's tongue

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old Norse typpi (noun), typpa (verb), typptr ‘tipped’; related to top


[tɪp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- overbalance so as to fall or turn over
(e.g: the hay caught fire when the candle tipped over)

- cause (the contents of a container) to be emptied out by holding it at an angle
(e.g: Sarah tipped the washing-up water down the sink)

- strike or touch lightly
(e.g: I tipped his hoof with the handle of a knife)


Phrases:
- tip one's hand
- tip one's hat

Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps of Scandinavian origin, influenced later by tip in the sense ‘touch with a tip or point’. Current senses of the noun date from the mid 19th century


[tɪp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a place where rubbish is left
(e.g: a rubbish tip)

- a pitched ball that is slightly deflected by the batter


Phrases:
- tip one's hand
- tip one's hat

Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps of Scandinavian origin, influenced later by tip in the sense ‘touch with a tip or point’. Current senses of the noun date from the mid 19th century


[tɪp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small sum of money given to someone as a reward for performing a service, such as serving in a restaurant
(e.g: he never leaves a tip)

- a small but useful piece of practical advice
(e.g: he gave me a tip that transformed the way that I play)


Phrases:
- tip someone the wink

Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘give, hand, pass’): probably from tip


[tɪp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- give (someone) a small sum of money as a reward for performing a service, such as serving in a restaurant
(e.g: the study proved that people are more likely to tip waiters and waitresses on sunny day)

- predict as likely to win or achieve something
(e.g: Christine was widely tipped to get the job)


Phrases:
- tip someone the wink

Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘give, hand, pass’): probably from tip




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