tip1 nountip2 verb
tiptip1 /tɪp/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 
WORD ORIGINtip1
Origin:
1,4-5 1400-1500 Probably from Old Norse typpi2-3, 8-9 1600-1700 Perhaps from tip ‘light blow’ (15-21 centuries), perhaps from Low German tippen ‘to hit lightly’6-7 1800-1900 tipEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A 15% tip is considered usual if the service was good.
- a 15% tip
- a leaflet containing some tips on how to take better photos
- A service charge is included on the bill, so tipping isn't necessary.
- Acting on a tip, police went to the motel and arrested Upton.
- Doctor Gordon felt my neck with the tips of his fingers.
- Here's a good tip: if you spill red wine on your carpet, pour salt on it to remove it.
- It was a very nice house until they moved in and turned it into a tip.
- The boy carried my suitcases up to my room and then stood waiting for a tip.
- The village is on the southern tip of the island.
- We finished our lunch and left a tip on the table for the waiter.
- Your room's an absolute tip!
- As I raised my tips and slid off the lift, I wondered how I was going to get down the mountain.
- His pale golden, ringed tail hung down and sometimes the tip of it twitched.
- Please keep those questions and tips coming.
- The very tip of the finger began to oscillate.
- Viewers sometimes phone in news tips.
THESAURUS
noun [uncountable] an opinion that is given to someone about what they should do: · His advice was to give up smoking.
noun [countable] a simple but useful piece of advice about the best way to do something: · useful tips on healthy eating
noun [countable] advice about what to do, usually given by an expert or a group of people who have studied the matter: · one of the major recommendations of the report
noun [uncountable] helpful general advice, especially about what to do in your life, your work etc: · Young people need guidance from their parents.· a careers guidance counsellor
the part of a place or object that is furthest from the centre or the beginning: · the end of the table· the end of the street
the end of something, especially something pointed: · the tip of your nose· an arrow tip
the sharp end of something: · The point of the pencil broke.
an amount of money that you pay for something, especially when it is only one part of the total amount you have to pay: · They have a monthly car payment of £220.
British English, installment American English a regular payment you make to pay back money that you have borrowed or to pay for things that you have already received: · I borrowed $2,000, which was to be paid back in monthly installments of $250.
(also down payment) part of the cost of something that you pay before you get it, so that it will not be sold to anyone else: · They used the money they inherited as a down payment on a house.· The hotel asks for a $20 deposit to reserve a room.
an amount of money you pay, usually once a year, to receive copies of a newspaper or magazine: · A subscription to the magazine is $52 a year.
a small amount of money that you give someone, for example a waitress or taxi driver, in addition to paying for a service they have given you: · I usually leave a 10% tip.
the amount you pay for insurance each year: · your monthly life insurance premiums
Longman Language Activatorsomeone's advice about what you should do what someone advises you to do: · Get some advice from the people in the tourist office.advice on/about: · For advice on AIDS, phone this free number.give somebody advice: · I decided to ask Laura what she thought I should do. She always gives me good advice.a piece of advice (=some advice): · Years ago, my father gave me a piece of advice that I've never forgotten.medical/legal/professional etc advice: · You should get legal advice before you sign the contract.sound advice (=good advice): · That's sound advice - I'll definitely bear it in mind.
a simple but useful piece of advice about how to do something more easily or effectively: · Here's a good ti if you spill red wine on your carpet, pour salt on it to remove it.tip on: · a leaflet containing some tips on how to take better photos
advice about how to deal with a problem, especially given by a group of people who have made a detailed study of it: · The railway companies seem to completely ignore safety recommendations.make a recommendation: · The committee made a number of recommendations for improving standards in schools.recommendation: · Unless the report's recommendations are implemented soon, the future for industry could be very bleak indeed.
advice about what to do in your job, your education, or your private life - use this about advice you get from someone whose job is to advise and help people: · practical guidance and support for people working abroadgive guidance on something: · Your teacher can give you guidance on choosing a career and writing a job application.
British /counseling American advice and support given by a specially trained person who can help people with personal problems or people who have had a very unpleasant experience: · The college will provide counselling for students who have problems with alcohol or drugs.· Victims of violent crimes often need counseling.
money that you earn in addition to your usual pay money that is paid to someone for additional hours that they have worked: · Last week Alex earned $300, including ten hours of overtime.· Teachers never get paid overtime.
money added to someone's pay, especially as a reward for good work: · Liz earned a £1000 bonus for being the best salesperson of the year.· The management offered a large bonus to those workers who stayed to the end of the contract.
money earned by someone whose job is to sell things, based on the value of what they sell: · His basic salary is low, but he gets 20% commission on everything he sells.be on commission (=receive commission every time you sell something): · Most insurance agents are on commission, and some earn a lot of money.
a small amount of money in addition to the ordinary payment, which you give to someone such as a waiter or taxi-driver: · The boy carried my suitcases up to my room and then stood waiting for a tip.· We finished our lunch and left a tip on the table for the waiter.
the additional things such as holiday pay, free food, or free health insurance, which a worker receives in addition to their pay: · The salary isn't very high, but fringe benefits include free health insurance and a company car.
something valuable or enjoyable that you get from your work apart from pay, especially something you get unofficially: · One of the perks of working for a fashion designer is that you get to wear lots of nice clothes.· It's not always fun being an air hostess, but the perks are good.· The professors regard foreign travel as a perk, and they go to all the international conferences.
the part at the end of an object the part at the end of something long and narrow: the end of something: · She chewed the end of her pencil thoughtfully.the end of the road/street/passage etc (=the furthest part of the road etc): · Go to the end of the street and turn left.at one end: · You need a long pole with a hook at one end.at both ends/at either end: · We sat in silence at either end of a long wooden table.
the thin, sharp end of something such as a needle, stick, or sword: the point of something: · Ben carved his name in the tree trunk, using the point of his knife.· the point of a needlesharp point: · It has small white flowers, and leaves that taper to a sharp point.
the narrow part at the end of something such as a finger, a branch, or a piece of land: the tip of something: · Doctor Gordon felt my neck with the tips of his fingers.· The village is on the southern tip of the island.
the rounded part at the front of a vehicle such as a plane: nose of: · The nose of the plane dipped as we came in to land.something's nose: · Each missile carries 150 kilos of high explosive in its nose.
the rounded end part of a small object, especially something such as a nail or pin which also has a pointed end: head of: · There was a hole in the pipe, no bigger than the head of a matchstick.· I picked up a hammer and hit the head of the nail as hard as I could.
an amount of money that is paid an amount of money that you pay for something, especially when it is only one part of the total amount you have to pay: · Your first payment is due on July 16th.mortgage/car/credit card etc payment: · The family spends about $1,800 a month on their mortgage payments.make a payment: · He makes monthly payments into his ex-wife's bank account.payment of: · They have a monthly car payment of £220.
British /installment American a regular payment you make to pay back money that you have borrowed or to pay for things that you have already received: · To avoid penalties, pay the installments by the December 10 and April 10 dates.instalment of £250/$1000 etc: · I borrowed $2000, which was to be paid back in monthly installments of $250.in instalments: · You can pay me in instalments if you can't afford to give me all the money back in one go.
part of the cost of something that you pay before you get it, so that it will not be sold to anyone else and so that the seller is certain that you will buy it: · Most stores ask for a small deposit if they are to keep goods for you.$20/£5 etc deposit: · Yes, we have plenty of rooms available, but you'll have to pay a $20 deposit.deposit/down payment on: · She's paid the deposit on a new bed.leave a deposit: · Would you mind leaving a deposit? You can collect the picture when it's ready next week.
the first amount of money that you pay for something expensive, which you will continue to pay for over a long period of time: · For a 40 percent down payment on a new car, the company will arrange a no-interest loan.make a down payment on something: · We almost have enough to make a down payment on the house.
a small amount of money that you give someone such as a waiter or taxi-driver in addition to the ordinary payment: · The boy carried my suitcases up to my room and then stood waiting for a tip.· A 15% tip is considered usual if the service was good.leave a tip: · We finished our lunch and left a tip on the table for the waiter.
to remember something with difficulty if you vaguely remember something, you can remember it slightly but not all the details are clear: · She still vaguely remembered her father, a distant figure who was barely ever there.vaguely remember that: · I do vaguely remember, now that Kerry mentions it, that Pete was at the party.vaguely remember what/how/who etc: · Bob, who'd been a vet in the army, vaguely remembered how to use a tourniquet.vaguely remember doing something: · He vaguely remembered meeting her in a club the night of the concert.
to be able to remember that something happened but not be able to remember the details clearly, especially because you did not notice the details at the time: · I do sort of remember meeting him, but I have only a hazy recollection.have a hazy/vague recollection of: · Davis claims he has only a vague recollection of the rape.have a hazy/vague recollection of doing something: · The next day she had a hazy recollection of getting drunk and dancing in a fountain.
if a name or word is on the tip of your tongue , you usually know it but have difficulty remembering it at the present moment: · His name's on the tip of my tongue. I'll think of it in a minute.· What was that place where they'd had dinner? It was on the tip of her tongue.
if something, especially a name, rings a bell , you remember that you have seen or heard it before but you are now not sure of the details: · The name rings a bell, but I can't place it at the moment.ring a bell with: · "Gentle Ben's Brewing Company" will ring a bell with anyone who has lived in Arizona.
place/room also untidy British if a place is messy or untidy , things have been left carelessly in different parts of it instead of being neatly arranged: · She felt uncomfortable in such a messy house.· He only cleans up his room when it gets really messy.· My desk isn't always this messy - I've been working on a major project.· Jan found the professor in a small, untidy office.· These drawers are so untidy - I can never find what I'm looking for.
also be in a mess British informal if a place is a mess or is in a mess , it is very untidy and dirty: · Please sit down. Sorry everything's such a mess.· My basement is a complete mess and has been for years.· The whole house is in a mess, but I didn't have time to clean it up.
untidy because there are too many things in a small space: · He works in a cluttered studio that looks like a mechanic's garage.· The trailer was cluttered and cramped, with barely enough room to turn around.cluttered with: · The room was tiny, its walls cluttered with paintings and old photographs.
informal a place that is untidy and dirty: · The Ewells' place is a real dump.· Why don't you do something about your room - it's a dump.
also pit American informal an untidy and very dirty place: · This place is a pigsty! Clean it up.· I don't know how you can stand living in a pigsty like this.· My room's a total pit, but I'm too lazy to clean it.
British informal a very untidy place: · Your room's an absolute tip!· It was a very nice house until they moved in and turned it into a tip.
WORD SETSacid rain, nounbiohazard, nounbottle bank, nouncatalytic converter, nounclean-up, nounconservancy, nounconservation, nounconservation area, nounconservationist, nounconserve, verbcontaminant, nouncontaminate, verbeco-, prefixeco-friendly, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecologist, nounecology, nounecosystem, nouneffluent, nounenvironmental, adjectiveenvironmentalist, nounenvironmentally friendly, adjectiveglobal warming, noungreen, verbgreenhouse effect, noungreenhouse gas, noungreen revolution, nounhabitat, nounnational park, nounnoise pollution, nounozone, nounozone-friendly, adjectiveparticulates, nounpoison, verbpollute, verbradioactive waste, nounradioactivity, nounrecyclable, adjectiverecycle, verbrecycling, nounreforestation, nounsewage, nounsewage works, nounsmog, nounsulphur dioxide, nountip, nountoxic waste, nounwaste disposal, nounwaste product, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 2verbs
The car’s in tip-top condition.
· Aren’t you going to leave a tip?
· Kim gave the driver a tip.
adjectives· The service was great and we left a large tip.
· A 15% tip is customary in restaurants.
· He gave the waitress a $10 tip.
Meaning 3verbs· He gave me some tips on how to improve my game.
· The writer passes on many tips that she has learned over the years.
· To keep your bike in good condition, follow these simple tips.
· If you listen to the show, you’ll pick up some really useful gardening tips.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tip· Go to their website to find useful tips on buying and selling a home.
· He has some simple tips for saving money when you're at the supermarket.
· Most recipes come with added cooking tips.
· Marie was always willing to share her gardening tips.
· The article contains some useful beauty tips.
· Ensure the safety of your family with a few simple safety tips from the Fire Service.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=the thin pointed end of an island)· We live on the northernmost tip of the island of Barbados.
(=a place to take rubbish)
(=be said to be a possible or likely successor)· When Tizard was about to retire as chairman, Cockcroft was tipped as his successor.
The car’s in tip-top condition.· Their website has some useful tips on selling your home.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· All it takes is some imagination to think up handy tips to help other producers.· This is a handy tip for setting a home-built kite bridle.· On page 26 we suggest handy tips for teaching her to dress herself.· Any handy tips for good, strong growth, please?· The associated language analysis is useful as a reference work and set of handy tips.
· McGrath has been advised to go ... after all, he's a hot tip to win the thing.· Find something you've forgotten Don't give up if you can't remember where you saw that hot tip last week.
· The ramshackle bus-boat back to Tekek around the northern tip of the island takes three hours, the same as the walk.· But the old pier was built on top of the northern tip, and the coral below died, he said.· Seven ruff, without as yet their elaborate courtship adornments, fed at the northern tip of a tyke.· The northern tip of the bay lies in the Lake District National Park.
· Nature was given its due, but only at the southern tip of the marsh.· It was hazy; they reached the southern tip of Nova Scotia.· Pirates in fast boats have tried to board ships off Bab el-Mandeb in the Red Sea's southern tip.· The boat floated off the southern tip of Manhattan.· Westwards, the road follows a tortuous route towards Capo Spartivento on the southern tip of the island.· The southern tip is designated as a national nature reserve.
· Such tips were conical in shape, their height determined by the ease with which material could be moved to the top.· Card Watch, the banking industry's plastic card fraud prevention campaign, issues top tips for travelling abroad.· Using your thumbs alternately, stroke down the bridge of the nose from the top to the tip.
· I discovered this to be a useful tip, but not when it came to long-distance telephone calls.· Anyway, you really should have just taken the useful tips from his lecture and let the rest slide.· Here is a very useful tip.· Both are full of useful tips on bringing about organizational change.· It also contains a record of races and also distance & metric conversions plus many useful tips.· A useful tip is to make sure that no more than two brandy snaps are baked on each tray.· The useful tips and good advice really came in handy-despite my years of experience.
NOUN· The selected area of a faced sample or hand specimen must be marked with water insoluble felt tip pen before cutting.· She presses harder on the felt tip.· Get the notes typewritten using a new ribbon, or copy them out in black felt tip pen in large capital letters.· The shock of the new is techno-brutalism and the medium is the felt tip.· At later stages a thick crayon and a large felt tip suited particular areas of marking.· Is it a 50 watt bulb that a child's been scribbling on with a black felt tip pen?· Mark out brick lines with a felt tip pen.
· The selected area of a faced sample or hand specimen must be marked with water insoluble felt tip pen before cutting.· Get the notes typewritten using a new ribbon, or copy them out in black felt tip pen in large capital letters.· Is it a 50 watt bulb that a child's been scribbling on with a black felt tip pen?· Mark out brick lines with a felt tip pen.
· The device is being used at landfill rubbish tips and can tell scientists within minutes precisely what's going on underground.· During those sixty seconds of biological time, Modern Man has made a rubbish tip of Paradise.· Trashing lives At night on the city rubbish tip in La Paz, strange things start to happen.· Municipal rubbish tips are some of the most important feeding areas for gulls, crows, vultures and kites.· Jones had tried to cover his tracks by disposing of some of the apparatus on a rubbish tip.· The time has come to find a solution to prevent Britain becoming one big, dangerous rubbish tip.· With this rubbish tip of information she then came to me to ask how she could write it up into a dissertation.
· After all, what's a wing tip and a Continent between friends?· Wings must include the entire wing with skin and muscle intact, but the wing tip may be removed. 4.· New fibreglass wing tips and dorsal fin additions were attached.· He was in white ducks, brown and white wing tips, and a yellow silk sport shirt.· Remove the wing tips and reserve with the neck and gizzard for a stock.· Her leg is broken, and the wing tip! but not badly.
VERB· What follows is just the tip of the legislative iceberg which has affected local government in the past few years.· But you can personalize your message by following these tips.· When making wraps at home, the following tips will simplify rolling or wrapping these scrumptious square meals.· The following tips may help: 1.· The following tips will help you make traveling with your child work.
· They might even give them a tip.· Can you give me some tips on how to control myself? &.· She understood and gave a generous tip.· At her place, she gives me a good tip.· If you are going to eat alfresco then I would give you two tips.· But let me just give you a tip.· I'd love a true professional to give me some tips, particularly on which brands are best.· Q: Can you give us some beauty tips?
· All it takes is some imagination to think up handy tips to help other producers.· In order of importance, these are the tips that helped me: 1.· These tips are intended to help, but should not be regarded as foolproof.· These tips also help prevent heat exhaustion, only several cases of which advance to potentially deadly heat stroke at the Canyon.· Our expert's tips will help you to cover your roots.· I hope that this tip might help anyone else who is having Panasonic v Windows problems.· The following tips will help you make traveling with your child work.
· As a way of tackling the major problem of making something essentially static into something always forward-moving, I offer this tip.· He offered me the tips of his fingers.
· He touched it - the tips of his fingers made contact with the pale face.· I touched the tip of the rag through my skirt and felt it move against my skin.· He neutralized the obscenity by touching the tip of one finger.· I touched the needle tip of it and wished I hadn't.· Yet they have only touched the tip of the iceberg, especially with respect to old people in their own homes or private care.· I touch the tip of the stave to the centre of her forehead.· Ronnie leaned forward and touched the pink tip with her lips, kissing it gently then moistening it with her tongue.· To touch its burning tip will give love life.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► on the tip of your tonguePHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► push/tip somebody over the brink
1end [countable] the end of something, especially something pointedtip of- Investigators say the irregular campaign contributions may be just the tip of the iceberg.
- Advertising, however, turned out to be only the tip of the iceberg.
- And that could be just the tip of the iceberg as official monitoring picks up only a fraction of illegal pollution.
- But the irregular payments for which Stan Flashman's club were punished may only be the tip of the iceberg.
- But this was only the tip of the iceberg.
- Despite these praiseworthy efforts, only the tip of the iceberg has been noticeably affected.
- However, revolutionary technological innovation represents only the tip of the iceberg.
- This glitch would prove but the tip of the iceberg.
- This is just the tip of the iceberg here, these are ones she got last night.
- Your letter of recommendation swung the balance in his favor.
- Chernobyl had further tipped the balance.
- His influence on deputies is significant, but it will be Mr Yeltsin's performance that will swing the balance.
- Perhaps remorse at having joined it had tipped the balance of Fred's mind.
- Teachers may try to tip the balance about this Englishness.
- The nature of his choice or the terms in which it is expressed may then tip the balance.
- The thought or feeling tipped the balance, made the difference.
- Vigorous efforts were made to tip the balance more in favour of those with greater needs.
- What tipped the balance against that was my continuing dreadful performance in the classroom.
- Find something you've forgotten Don't give up if you can't remember where you saw that hot tip last week.
- McGrath has been advised to go ... after all, he's a hot tip to win the thing.
He kissed the tip of her nose. the southern tip of South America lights on the wing tips of aeroplanes → fingertip(1)2money [countable] a small amount of additional money that you give to someone such as a waiter or a taxi driver: Did you leave a tip?large/generous/big tip I gave the guy a big tip. a $5 tip3advice [countable] a helpful piece of advice: Perhaps she could give us a few tips.tip on/for This week's magazine has some tips on healthy eating.handy tip (=useful tip) handy tips for decorating a small flat gardening tips4the tip of the iceberg a small sign of a problem that is much larger: The reported cases of food poisoning are only the tip of the iceberg.5on the tip of your tongue a)if something is on the tip of your tongue, you really want to say it, but then you decide not to: It was on the tip of my tongue to say, ‘I’d rather have dinner with a snake.’ b)if a word, name etc is on the tip of your tongue, you know it but cannot remember it: What is her name? It’s on the tip of my tongue. Joan. Joan Simpson. That’s it!6waste [countable] British English an area where unwanted waste is taken and left SYN dump: a rubbish tip I’ll take this lot to the tip.7untidy [singular] British English informal an extremely dirty or untidy place: The house was an absolute tip.8horse race [countable] informal special information about which horse will win a race9warning [countable] a secret warning or piece of information, especially to police about illegal activities: Acting on a tip, the police were able to find and arrest Upton.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbsleave a tip· Aren’t you going to leave a tip?give somebody a tip· Kim gave the driver a tip.adjectivesa big/large/generous tip· The service was great and we left a large tip.a 5%/10% etc tip· A 15% tip is customary in restaurants.a £2/$5 tip· He gave the waitress a $10 tip.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3verbsgive somebody a tip· He gave me some tips on how to improve my game.pass on a tip· The writer passes on many tips that she has learned over the years.follow a tip· To keep your bike in good condition, follow these simple tips.pick up a tip· If you listen to the show, you’ll pick up some really useful gardening tips.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tipa good/useful/helpful/handy tip· Go to their website to find useful tips on buying and selling a home.a simple tip· He has some simple tips for saving money when you're at the supermarket.cooking tips· Most recipes come with added cooking tips.gardening tips· Marie was always willing to share her gardening tips.beauty tips· The article contains some useful beauty tips.safety tips· Ensure the safety of your family with a few simple safety tips from the Fire Service.tip1 nountip2 verb
tiptip2 ●●○ S3 verb (past tense and past participle tipped, present participle tipping) VERB TABLE
tip
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | tip |
| he, she, it | tips | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tipped |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tipped |
| he, she, it | has tipped | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tipped |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tip |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tipped |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am tipping |
| he, she, it | is tipping | |
| you, we, they | are tipping | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was tipping |
| you, we, they | were tipping | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tipping |
| he, she, it | has been tipping | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tipping |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tipping |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tipping |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A gust of wind tipped the truck over.
- Don't tip the chair back so far.
- How much should I tip the driver?
- Investigators were tipped to watch for two men driving a horse van.
- It's usual to tip about 15% in restaurants.
- She tipped the taxi-driver.
- She weighed out the flour and tipped it into the bowl.
- The canoe tipped and we fell in the water.
- Also tipped by Capel were Capita, up 5p at 417p, and Dorling Kindersley, 8p better at 253p.
- She smooths down her hair, tipping the beret back to its original angle.
- What he was looking for was something very small if he was prepared to tip out tiny containers.
- With this in mind, I would appreciate any fuel economy tips you can offer and specifically: 1.
THESAURUS
to make a liquid or other substance flow out of or into a container by holding it at an angle: · Jessica was pouring more wine into her glass.· He poured me a drink.· Raj poured some water from the jug.
to pour a liquid onto food in small drops or in a small stream – often used in cooking instructions: · Drizzle a little olive oil onto the bread.· Drizzle the lemon juice over the cake.
to pour something out of a container by turning it upside down: · He tipped the cup of milk into the pan.· She weighed out the flour and tipped it into the bowl.
to accidentally make a liquid or other substance come out of a container: · Someone had spilled coffee all over the carpet.· The tanker was leaking, and spilled oil into the sea.
to pour a liquid quickly in an irregular stream: · Tony hurriedly splashed some cream in his coffee.· Someone had splashed petrol over the steps and set light to them.· She splashed some perfume onto her wrists.
to pour liquid from one container into another container – a rather formal use: · Rachel decanted the shampoo into small bottles for travelling.· He often decanted cheap whisky into bottles of more expensive brands.·
Longman Language Activatorwhen an upright object, a building, a wall, etc falls · She was playing just yards from where the building fell.fall across/onto/on top of · A tree had fallen across the road and blocked it.fall off/out of/from · The days were getting shorter and the leaves had started falling from the trees· I can't find my passport - it must have fallen out of my pocket.
if a tall object falls over , it falls onto its side from an upright position: · That bookcase looks as if it's about to fall over.· There was no wind; the tree just fell over.
if a building, wall, or fence falls down , part or all of it falls to the ground, because it is in bad condition or because it has been damaged: · A boy was injured yesterday when part of a wall fell down near to where he was playing.· A large tree fell down during a windstorm and damaged our car.
if a building, wall etc collapses , it suddenly falls down, especially because of a sudden pressure: · Our tent collapsed in the middle of the night.· The building was badly damaged in the explosion, and rescue workers are worried that it may collapse.· Minutes later the second tower collapsed.
if a roof falls in , it falls to the ground inside the building: · During the hurricane the roof fell in.fall in on: · We need to fix the ceiling before it falls in on us.
if a roof, wall etc caves in , it suddenly and heavily falls inwards especially because it is weak and in bad condition: · The roof has caved in, so the whole building has been declared unsafe.cave in on: · Wooden beams support the roof, preventing it from caving in on the miners.
if something topples over , it moves unsteadily backwards and forwards then falls to the ground: · The little boy put one more brick on the tower and it toppled over.· That plant's going to topple over if you don't put it in a bigger pot.
to suddenly turn and fall to the ground as a result of not being properly balanced: · I sat on the edge of the table, and the whole thing tipped over.· The fire started when a lamp tipped over and ignited a cloth sofa.
to let something fall or make something fall to stop holding something so that it falls, especially accidentally: · Watch you don't drop that box - it's very heavy.· Her hands shake constantly and she keeps dropping things.· You dropped your toy. Do you want it back?drop something on/onto something: · Margaret dropped the letters onto her desk.
to hit something so that it falls onto its side from an upright position, especially when you do this accidentally: knock something over: · Be careful or you'll knock the vase over.knock over something: · He bumped into the table and knocked over the candle.
to accidentally let liquid, powder, or small pieces of something fall onto a surface and spread out over it: · Oops, I just spilled my water.spill something down/all over/onto something: · "How was the party?" "OK, but some idiot spilled wine all over my new dress."· Aaron spilled all the popcorn on the floor.
to make something fall over, usually accidentally, by making it lose balance: tip something over: · The cat managed to tip the Christmas tree over.tip over something: · He accidentally tipped over a candle, and the tablecloth caught fire.
to make something fall on its side or turn something over completely, especially by pushing it very hard: · The wind was so strong that it overturned dustbins and wrecked fences.· Protestors overturned cars and set fire to them.
to accidentally knock or push something over, so that its contents fall out and spread over a wide area: · One of the kids upset a bottle of water on the table.
to pay someone to do something to pay someone for work: · How much do they pay you?pay somebody for (doing) something: · They still haven't paid her for the work she did last year.· Did she pay you for taking care of her kids?be/get paid: · We get paid at the end of every month.pay somebody £100/$200 etc: · Ziedler was ready to pay her $2000 a week.pay somebody to do something: · If you pay someone to work in your house, you have to pay Social Security taxes on the wages.pay well/badly: · Jobs in areas that use mathematical skills, such as computer programming, tend to pay well.
to pay a waiter, taxi driver etc a little extra money: · Did you tip the waiter?· It's usual to tip about 15% in restaurants.
informal if you tell someone you will make it worth their while , you mean you will give them money if they agree to do something for you, especially something dishonest or not convenient: · I didn't want to lend Terry my car, but he said he'd make it worth my while.· The basketball federation in Kuwait offered him a coaching job, and made it worth his while.
to give someone money to stop them from causing trouble or doing something that they have threatened to do: buy somebody off/buy off somebody: · Do you really think the cops can't be bought off?buy somebody off with something: · The management has been trying to buy off union activists with substantial pay offers.
to make something possible to make liquid or a substance flow steadily out of a container, by making the container lean to one side: pour something into/out of something: · She poured some milk into a glass.· Dan picked up the bucket and poured the sand out of it.pour something on/over/into something: · Pour the garlic sauce over the hot chicken pieces.pour in/out: · Gradually pour in the sherry and the stock.· Would you pour out the tea?
to accidentally make a liquid or substance come out of a container: · Careful - you'll spill it!spill something on/over/into something: · Someone had spilled red wine all over the carpet.· A tanker has run aground, spilling 60,000 gallons of oil into the sea.
to make a container empty by pouring out everything inside it: · Paul emptied the glass and washed it.· Could you empty the wastebasket - it's getting pretty full.empty something into/onto/over something: · She emptied the contents of the tin into a pan.· We crept up behind him and emptied the bucket of water over his head.
to pour or put a liquid or substance in small amounts onto something, especially food, so that the surface is thinly covered: sprinkle something on/over something: · Sprinkle the cheese over the beans.sprinkle something with something: · Sprinkle the fish with lemon juice and herbs.
to pour something out of a container by turning it upside down: tip something into/out of/onto something: · She weighed out the flour and tipped it into the bowl.
to pour a liquid in small amounts over something, especially food - used especially in cooking instructions: drizzle something over something: · Drizzle a little French dressing over the salad.drizzle something with something: · Slice the strawberries and drizzle them with the liqueur.
to tell someone in authority about something wrong that someone has done to tell someone in authority, especially a parent or teacher, about something wrong that someone has done - used by children: · I'm going to tell if you don't stop messing around.· Please don't tell on me -- Mum thinks I've been staying at my friend's house.
also split on somebody British informal to tell someone in authority about something wrong that someone has done, especially when this seems disloyal: · Can you believe he ratted on his own brother?· Don't worry, Robert's reliable. He won't split on us.
British /tattle (on somebody) American if a child tells tales or tattles on someone, they tell a parent or teacher about something another child has done in order to cause trouble: · "Mum, Daniel's broken a plate." "Don't tell tales, dear."· Sarah's teacher told her it was silly to keep tattling on her classmates.· You'll lose all your friends if you keep tattling.
to give information about a crime, an accident etc to the police or to someone in authority: · I'd like to report a theft.report something to somebody: · All accidents must be reported at once to the aviation authority.· Many rape victims are too scared to report the attack to the police.report somebody (for something): · A man has been reported for a number of alleged motoring offences.
to secretly tell the police that someone you know has done something illegal: · Charlotte informed on her brother, who was then arrested for drug-dealing.· He categorically denied that he had ever informed on dissidents.
British informal /squeal American informal to tell the police who is responsible for a crime or illegal activity when this seems disloyal: · When we got there the cops were waiting for us. Somebody must have squealed.grass on: · If the others ever found out he'd squealed on them, they'd kill him.· You grassed on us to save your own life.grass somebody up: · I don't trust her -- what if she grasses us up?
to give the police information about a crime that you know about or are involved in, especially when they are questioning you officially about it: · The suspect was questioned for two hours, but refused to talk.· He said he'd come back and kill me if I talked.
to let people know about an illegal activity which has been happening for a long time, especially when you have been helping to keep it secret: · He was shot because he knew too much and was about to blow the whistle. blow the whistle about: · It was the factory manager who eventually blew the whistle about the pollution scandal.blow the whistle on: · We'd better get her before she has a chance to blow the whistle on us.
to give the police or another authority information that will allow them to prevent a crime taking place: tip off somebody: · Somebody must have tipped off the police. They were already waiting at the house.· The alert was started by another inmate who tipped off prison staff.tip somebody off: · I wonder who tipped them off.tip somebody off that: · His contact had not merely tipped him off that drugs were on the premises, he had told him where to look.
to make public the names of people who have done something wrong: · If you don't give me the money, I'm going to start naming names.· Someone -- I won't name names -- has been caught stealing from the stores.
especially British, informal /narc especially American, informal to secretly tell the police or someone in authority about someone else's criminal activity, especially activities involving illegal drugs: · "How'd they get caught?" "Somebody must've narked."nark on: · If things get too risky, Ken'll probably narc on you to the cops.
to warn someone about something to tell someone about something unpleasant or dangerous that might happen, so that they can avoid it or prevent it: · We tried to warn her, but she refused to listen.· The consequences could be serious - I just wanted to warn you.warn (that): · The local people were warned that the volcano might erupt at any time.· We were warned there were going to be delays on the motorway, so we came back by a different route.warn somebody about something especially spoken: · I was going for a swim, until the people in the hotel warned me about the jellyfish.warn (somebody) of something especially written: · Weather forecasters warned of possible flooding in coastal regions.warn somebody (not) to do something: · Police are warning drivers not to go out on the roads unless their journey is really necessary.warn somebody against doing something: · Tourists are warned against going to remoter regions.
to tell someone that if they continue to behave in an unsatisfactory way, they will be punished: · So you've given her a warning about her conduct in future?give sb a warning that: · The US gave a warning that, if the hostages were not released, they would be forced to take military action.give somebody a final warning: · One day Monica's boss gave her a final warning. If she messed up again, she was fired.
to try to prevent someone from doing something by warning them about the trouble or problems it could cause for them: warn somebody off: · The army had put signs up around the area where the mines were, to warn people off.warn somebody off doing something: · Even though we'd been warned off going into the mountains, we couldn't resist it.warn off somebody: · The female rattlesnake warns off intruders by making a loud noise.
formal to warn someone not to do something because it is likely to be dangerous or have a bad result: · "Be careful now," Sarah cautioned. "Don't do anything stupid."caution somebody against doing something: · The policeman cautioned the children against talking to strangers.caution against (doing) something: · Marshall cautioned against pouring millions of pounds into taking legal action when there was no guarantee of victory.
to warn someone about something that is going to happen, especially to warn the police about a crime, so that they can try to prevent it: be tipped off about: · The police had been tipped off about the gang's arrival.be tipped off that: · Customs officers had been tipped off that the drugs were hidden in a child's rucksack.tip somebody off: · Someone must have tipped the press off about the princess's visit. tip off somebody: · A farmer noticed our foreign accents and tipped off the Security Police.
to officially or publicly warn people of possible danger so that they can be ready to deal with it: · When he realized that one engine was not working, the pilot alerted air traffic control.alert somebody to something: · a poster campaign to alert people to the diseasealert somebody that: · Drivers are being alerted that an escaped prisoner has been seen hitch-hiking on the road to Frankfurt.
to warn everyone about something bad or dangerous that is already happening so that they can take action to stop it or avoid it: · Leighton was told to stand at the door, and to raise the alarm if a guard came.sound/raise the alarm about: · The Red Cross has sounded the alarm about the danger of further famine in the region.· The problem is that if you sound the alarm about fraud in your company, you might end up out of a job.
formal to warn someone about something bad that is going to happen soon, so that they have enough time to prepare for it: · Barry Hearn forewarned me that the meeting was going to be tough.be forewarned of something: · A police team, forewarned of the raid, had taken up positions inside the bank.
spoken say this when you had warned someone about a possible danger that has now happened, especially if they ignored your warning: · I told you he had a violent temper! Why did you argue with him?· I told you so! It was obvious she was going to disappear as soon as she got the money.· I hate to say "I told you so", but maybe you should listen to me next time.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He had been widely tipped to get the new post of deputy director. Three factors helped to tip the balance in favour of the Labour leadership.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The car’s in tip-top condition.
He had been widely tipped to get the new post of deputy director. Three factors helped to tip the balance in favour of the Labour leadership. (=the thin pointed end of an island)· We live on the northernmost tip of the island of Barbados.
(=a place to take rubbish)
(=be said to be a possible or likely successor)· When Tizard was about to retire as chairman, Cockcroft was tipped as his successor.
The car’s in tip-top condition.· Their website has some useful tips on selling your home.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Often, before the arrival of the hunters, somebody tipped off the clansmen that the authorities were on the way.· The police were tipped off to his whereabouts, then locked him in the Tower of London.· The person who did tip off the authorities turned it down.· According to an upright government scientist, who just rnight have been tipped off by a private expert.· The bomber turned informer and tipped off police.· The illegal trading by Kathleen Lane and the five others she tipped off began Oct. 11, 1994.· Yesterday, the police denied that drug dealers were tipped off before the operation.· They were arrested after police were tipped off by local residents, who say they've since been threatened and intimidated.
· He went on to experiment with how far a branch could be extended in any one direction before the tree tipped over.· The baby was sleeping in a bassinet the boys allegedly tipped over.· There was the carton of juice tipped over outside the hide and the paper from the biscuits.· She warns of thirst for knowledge tipping over into dangerous greed, and of youthful promise lost for one fatal flaw.· Be careful not to apply too much cyclic, however, since this may still cause the model to tip over.· The other children fled in terror as the hay caught fire when the candle tipped over.· It tipped over, sloshing liquid across the photograph of himself astride a motorcycle.
· Her face tipped up, radiant.· Then they tip up the ladle and proceed to the next mold.· The task is to collect coins and to tip up the tortoises and spiders that crawl out of the pipes along the platforms.· As the bed tips up and down, the body shifts as it can not in the iron lung.· The table top is tipped up into the picture plane more sharply even than in a painting by Cézanne.· I teetered across, on the edge of tipping up, a tightrope walk between panic and despair.· It could tip up at just the wrong moment.
· But it's now widely tipped as one labour can win.· The chief architect of the document was vice chairman Makoto Tanabe, who was widely tipped to succeed Doi as leader.
NOUN· The political balance in Britain tipped quite markedly at that time, with important implications for social policy.· As wheat cultivation developed and different strains of wheat became avail-able, the balance tipped away from rye.· Add an engine which offers significantly better straight-line performance than the Corrado's and the balance starts to tip in favour of the Calibra.· But the balance of power appears tipped in his favor.· Given this choice, he reckons there's a balance to be tipped, in favour of the opportunities and against the dangers.· The balance might well be tipped by forensic evidence.· He almost lost his balance and tipped the chair over as he scrambled back down to floor level with it.
· There was a crash as the big man stood up, tipping his chair over.· That you tip back on your chair like that?· He almost lost his balance and tipped the chair over as he scrambled back down to floor level with it.
· Thrifty, hardworking, unemotional, they tipped their hats to no one.· Stephen slid him a coin, the doorman tipped his hat with a smile.· The watchman came out from his hut, tipped his hat, and opened the gate.· Johnnie Walker tips his hat, smirks and hurries westward off the shelf.
· Resting his elbows on the deck behind him, he tipped his head back and closed his eyes.· He stepped back and put his thumbs in his pockets and tipped his head up at me.· When she laughs, my Auntie Muriel tips her head back and opens her mouth wide.· Mr Mitchell had been tipped as the next head of Deutsche's investment-banking unit.· She tipped her head towards the right-hand passage and lifted an interrogative eyebrow.· The fingers of one hand curled around her neck, his thumb angled beneath her jaw to tip back her head.
· The bomber turned informer and tipped off police.· Tug's dad is out to get him after he tipped off the police about his shady escapades.
· Thus can a minuscule particle tip the scales one way or another.· Second, the Constitution tips the scales in favor of the individual over the state in highly personal matters.· Tall and stately, fairly bursting from her corset, she sometimes tipped the scales at over 200 pounds.· Mr Bates thinks the disappearance of November's protest vote could tip the scales his way.· This guy tips the scale at 400 pounds.· For geophysicists in general, it is yet another chunk of evidence tipping the scales toward an integrated view of the earth.
· So d'you think you could tip her the wink an' tell her I've got back early?· Just tip us the wink when I come in.· And they'd know if Keith was tipping the wink.· And I can't tip the wink to Stephen.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► it’s tipping (it) down► gold-tipped/steel-tipped/rubber-tipped etcPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► push/tip somebody over the brink
1lean [intransitive, transitive] to move into a sloping position, so that one end or side is higher than the other, or to make something do this SYN tilttip forward/back/to etc- At today's weigh-in, he tipped the scales at just over 15 stone.
- I went to see Hoppy for a checkup and I tip the scales at exactly eighty-six pounds.
- Reports claimed that the elfin figured star's weight plunged terrifyingly until she tipped the scales at a mere five stones.
- Sid Kelly, who minds the net for table-topping Eccleshall, is believed to tip the scales at around 20 stones.
- Tall and stately, fairly bursting from her corset, she sometimes tipped the scales at over 200 pounds.
- The swordfish's sword is tipped with poison.
- Iron stemming rods were tipped with such metals but even then explosions still occurred.
- Its arrows are tipped with dragon horn and guided by magic to the heart of their target.
- And with that word of reassurance, Black tips his hat to Blue and continues on his way.
- Johnnie Walker tips his hat, smirks and hurries westward off the shelf.
- Stephen slid him a coin, the doorman tipped his hat with a smile.
- The watchman came out from his hut, tipped his hat, and opened the gate.
- Thrifty, hardworking, unemotional, they tipped their hats to no one.
- Just tip us the wink when I come in.
- So d'you think you could tip her the wink an' tell her I've got back early?
- Your support tipped the balance in our favor.
- I went to see Hoppy for a checkup and I tip the scales at exactly eighty-six pounds.
- Mr Bates thinks the disappearance of November's protest vote could tip the scales his way.
- Perhaps remorse at having joined it had tipped the balance of Fred's mind.
- Second, the Constitution tips the scales in favor of the individual over the state in highly personal matters.
- Tall and stately, fairly bursting from her corset, she sometimes tipped the scales at over 200 pounds.
- They viewed the Soviet moves as an effort to tip the scales against the West.
- Thus can a minuscule particle tip the scales one way or another.
- Your letter of recommendation swung the balance in his favor.
- Chernobyl had further tipped the balance.
- His influence on deputies is significant, but it will be Mr Yeltsin's performance that will swing the balance.
- Perhaps remorse at having joined it had tipped the balance of Fred's mind.
- Teachers may try to tip the balance about this Englishness.
- The nature of his choice or the terms in which it is expressed may then tip the balance.
- The thought or feeling tipped the balance, made the difference.
- Vigorous efforts were made to tip the balance more in favour of those with greater needs.
- What tipped the balance against that was my continuing dreadful performance in the classroom.
- Find something you've forgotten Don't give up if you can't remember where you saw that hot tip last week.
- McGrath has been advised to go ... after all, he's a hot tip to win the thing.
His helmet had tipped forward and the boy pushed it back. Eric fell asleep, his head gently tipping to one side.tip something forward/back etc ‘So what?’ asked Brian, tipping his chair back on its rear legs.2pour [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to pour something from one place or container into anothertip something onto/into something Tip the onions and oil into a large ovenproof dish. Ben tipped the contents of the drawer onto the table.tip something out Shall I tip the water out?3give money [intransitive, transitive] to give an additional amount of money to someone such as a waiter or taxi driver: Did you tip the waiter?tip somebody something I tipped him $5.4be likely to succeed [transitive] if someone or something is tipped to do something, people think that they are most likely to succeed in doing itbe tipped to do something the man tipped to become the next presidentbe tipped for/as something He’s tipped as a future world champion.widely/strongly/hotly tipped He had been widely tipped to get the new post of deputy director.GRAMMAR Tip is usually passive in this meaning.5 gold-tipped/steel-tipped/rubber-tipped etc having a tip that is made of or covered with gold, steel etc: a silver-tipped walking stick6tip the balance/scales to give a slight advantage to someone or something: Three factors helped to tip the balance in favour of the Labour leadership.7tip the scales at something to weigh a particular amount, used especially of someone who will be taking part in a sports competition: At today’s weigh-in he tipped the scales at just over 15 stone.8it’s tipping (it) down British English spoken said when it is raining very heavily: It was absolutely tipping it down.9be tipped with something to have one end covered in something: arrows tipped with poison red petals tipped with white10tip your hat/cap (to somebody) a)to touch or raise your hat as a greeting to someone b)American English to say or do something that shows you admire what someone has done11tip somebody the wink British English informal to give someone secret informationtip somebody ↔ off phrasal verb to give someone such as the police a secret warning or piece of information, especially about illegal activities: The police must have been tipped off.tip somebody off that His contact had tipped him off that drugs were on the premises.tip off about Did you tip him off about Bernard?tip over phrasal verb if you tip something over, or if it tips over, it falls or turns over: The candle tipped over and the hay caught fire.tip something ↔ over The current was starting to tip the canoe over and I began to panic.tip up phrasal verb if you tip something up, or if it tips up, it moves into a sloping position, so that one end or side is higher than the othertip something ↔ up He tipped the bottle up so that the last of the liquid flowed into his glass. Ken tipped up the wheelbarrow, then stood back to rest.