overtipv.1
/ˌəʊvəˈtɪp/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtɪp/ Now rare.
transitive. To exceed in stature; (also figurative) to surpass.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > make high(er) [verb (transitive)] > exceed in height
surmountc1374
overpassa1400
passc1400
overpeer1565
overcrop1567
overlook1567
overtop1578
top1582
superate1599
overtip?a1607
over-heighten?1611
out-topa1672
overtower1812
?a1607 R. Greene & H. Chettle John of Bordeaux (1936) 32 Now hongers force is over tipte in me my senewes warmd and I ame armd to walke.
1610 A. Willet Hexapla in Danielem 94 Set in a plaine, where no hils were, that it might not be ouertipped by them.
1865 G. A. Townsend LifeJ. W. Booth 36 A gathering up of his splendid figure as if to overtip the stature God gave him.
1902 in I. Howe & K. Libo How we Lived (1979) 67 Now that its capital has reached and overtipped the sum of $80,000, the directors of the Hebrew Free Loan Society proudly compares itself to a banking institution.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
overtipv.2
/ˌəʊvəˈtɪp/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtɪp/ transitive. To give an unnecessarily large tip to (a taxi driver, waiter, etc.). Also intransitive.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > paying (money) for labour or service > pay (a person) for labour or service [verb (transitive)] > tip > overtip or undertip
overtip1895
undertip1975
1895 Harper's Mag. May 874/1 To give the right tip—no matter how small it is—is to give complete satisfaction, whereas to overtip proclaims one a greenhorn, or a spend-thrift, and leads to extortionate demands.
1926 E. Hemingway Fiesta (1927) iii. xix. 269 The waiter seemed a little offended..so I overtipped him.
1941 Penguin New Writing 8 62 The guests in the guest-house, they were charmed with him too. They over-tipped him.
1991 F. King Ant Colony (1992) x. 79 People who undertip always maintain that waiters, taxi-drivers and porters despise those who overtip. Don't believe them. It's a fallacy.
Derivatives
ˌover-ˈtipping n.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > paying (money) for labour or service > [noun] > giving tips > overtipping
over-tipping1928
1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point xxi. 388 The fare was three-and-six. Philip gave the driver two half-crowns... He made a habit of over-tipping.
1986 Sat. Evening Post (Nexis) Nov. 56 Overtipping is just another one of my failings.
1997 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 15 Dec. a3 There's no such thing as overtipping.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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