Definition of "tip"
- noun
A particular arena or sphere of interest; a front.
A kick or phase; one's current habits or behaviour.
A piece of advice.
A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc.
A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.
A light blow or tap.
The act of deflecting with one's fingers, especially the fingertips.
A very untidy place.
A recycling centre.
Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump.
An act of tipping up or tilting.
The knocking over of a skittle.
A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
A small piece of meat.
The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.
The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
- verb
To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.
To give, pass.
To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.
To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.
To deflect with one's fingers, especially one's fingertips.
To pour a libation, particularly from a forty of malt liquor.
To dump (refuse).
To drink.
(To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.
(To cause) to knock over, make fall down or overturn.
To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.
- Sources