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noun | verb tiptip1 /tɪp/ ●●● S2 W2 noun ETYMOLOGYtip1Origin: (1,4-5) 1400-1500 Probably from Old Norse typpi (2-3, 8-9) 1600-1700 Perhaps from tip light blow (15-21 centuries), perhaps from Low German tippen to hit lightly (6-7) 1800-1900 tip ► gave ... tip I gave the taxi driver a big tip. ► leave a tip Did you leave a tip? THESAURUSfarthest point► end the farthest point of a place or thing: There was a long hall with a door at the end. The town is at the far end of the lake (=the furthest part from where you are). ► point the sharp end of something: The point of the needle was in the fabric. ► tip the end of something, especially something long or pointed: My glasses slid down toward the tip of my nose. an opinion you give someone about what he or she should do► advicean opinion you give someone about what he or she should do: I didn’t know what to do, so I asked my dad for his advice. If you follow my advice, you won’t have any problems. ► tip a useful piece of advice: She gave me a few helpful tips on how to apply makeup. ► suggestion an idea or plan that someone suggests: He made a few suggestions about how I could improve my essay. ► recommendation advice about what to do, what to use, or where to go, given by people with special knowledge: One of the report’s recommendations was to reduce class sizes. ► guidance advice so that you make the right decisions about what to do, for example when dealing with a problem or choosing classes or jobs: Teachers are happy to give you some guidance about applying to colleges. ► counseling advice given by someone who is trained to help people with personal problems or difficult decisions: Each student receives career counseling. ► warning a piece of advice about avoiding or preventing something bad: Cigarette packs must have health warnings printed on them. ► input advice and ideas from different people to help you make a decision: Our boss asked us all for input on where to hold the training. ► feedback information about how well someone has done something, and advice about how it can be improved: A good manager should give you feedback on your work. 1END [countable] the end of something, especially something pointed: He held the pen close to its tip.tip of There was a smudge on the tip of her nose.► see thesaurus at end1 → see also fingertip, -tipped2MONEY [countable] a small amount of additional money that you give to someone, such as a waiter or a taxi driver: a 15% tip I gave the taxi driver a big tip. Did you leave a tip?3ADVICE [countable] a helpful piece of advice: tip on The book has useful tips on how to find a job.► see thesaurus at advice4SECRET INFORMATION a secret warning or piece of information, especially to police about illegal activities: Police were acting on a tip when they made the arrest.tip about The detective got a tip about the stolen vehicle.5on the tip of your tongue if a word, name, etc. is on the tip of your tongue, you know it but cannot remember it, but you feel as though you are going to remember it very soon6the tip of the iceberg a small sign of a problem that is much larger: These crimes are just the tip of the iceberg.7HORSE RACE [countable] informal special information about which horse will win a race noun | verb tiptip2 ●●○ verb (tipped, tipping) VERB TABLEtip |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
THESAURUSgive money► pay to give someone money for something you are buying: They ran off without paying. ► spend to use your money to buy or pay for something: He spent $75 on a new pair of shoes. ► refund if a business refunds a customer’s money, the business gives back the money the customer paid for something, especially because the customer is not satisfied with it: I took the phone back because it didn’t work, and the store refunded my money. ► tip to give an additional amount of money to someone who has done a job for you, as a way of thanking him or her: I usually tip waiters and waitresses 15% of the bill. ► reimburse to give someone the amount of money he or she paid to someone else: The company will reimburse me for the cost of travel to the conference. ► compensate to pay someone money because he or she has been injured or lost something important, or because his or her property has been damaged: The workers are asking to be compensated for injuries that they suffered at work. ► finance to provide the money needed to pay for something important or expensive, especially by doing something to earn or collect that money: The government used money from taxes to finance the construction of the tunnel. 1LEAN [intransitive, transitive] to move into a position where one end or side is higher than the other, or to make something do this: The canoe tipped and we fell in the water.tip something forward/back/down/up etc. He tipped his chair back.2GIVE MONEY [intransitive, transitive] to give an additional amount of money to someone such as a waiter or taxi driver: You’re expected to tip in U.S. restaurants.tip somebody something I tipped him $5.► see thesaurus at pay13SAY WHO IS LIKELY TO SUCCEED [transitive usually passive] to say who you think is most likely to be successful at something: be tipped to do something He is tipped to become the next prime minister.4POUR [transitive] to pour something from one place or container into another: tip something out/into/onto etc. Ben tipped the contents of the drawer onto the table.5SECRET INFORMATION to give someone such as the police a secret warning or piece of information, especially about illegal activities: Investigators were tipped to watch for two men driving a gray van.6tip the balance/scales to give a slight but important advantage to someone or something: Your support tipped the balance in our favor.7tip your hand to allow someone to know your true plans or intentions after keeping them secret, especially when you do not intend to do this8tip the scales at 150/180/200 etc. pounds to weigh a particular amount: Briggs tipped the scales at 227 pounds.9be tipped with something to have one end covered in something: The arrows had been tipped with poison.10tip your hat to somebody informal to show that you think someone is very good, helpful, successful, etc.tip somebody ↔ off phrasal verb1to give someone such as the police a secret warning or piece of information, especially about illegal activities: tip somebody off to/about something Informants tipped police off to Casey’s crimes.2to make you think that something that you did not expect to be true is true: His behavior should have tipped me off that something was wrong.tip over phrasal verb tip (somebody/something ↔) over to fall over after leaning backward, forward, or sideways, or to make someone or something fall over by pushing: A bucket had tipped over. A large wave tipped the boat over. |