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tipverb

uk/tɪp/us/tɪp/-pp-

tip verb (ONE SIDE HIGHER)

C2 [ I or T ] to (cause to) move so that one side is higher than another side:

The table tipped, and all our drinks fell on the floor.
If you put too many books on one end of the shelf, it'll tip up.
Don't tip your chair back like that, you'll fall.
tip the scales at

to weigh:

The baby tipped the scales at 3.75 kg.

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Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting

  • angle
  • askew
  • bank
  • cocked
  • cockeyed
  • fall away
  • obliquely
  • pitch
  • pitched
  • rake
  • raked
  • shelve
  • skew
  • slanted
  • slope
  • steep
  • steepen
  • tilt
  • tip (sth/sb) over
  • yaw

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Measurements of weight & mass

tip verb (POUR)

C2 [ T usually + adv/prep ] UK US dump to pour a substance from one container into another or onto a surface:

She tipped the contents of her purse out onto the table.
He tipped his breakfast cereal into a bowl.
The child picked up the box and tipped the toys out all over the floor.
be tipping (it) down UK informal

When it is tipping it down, a lot of rain is falling:

We won't be able to go to the beach today - it's tipping it down.

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Precipitation: rain

  • acid rain
  • bucket
  • bucket down
  • cloudburst
  • drizzle
  • heaven
  • it's raining cats and dogs! idiom
  • puddle
  • rain gauge
  • rainbow
  • raindrop
  • rainstorm
  • rainwater
  • Scotch mist
  • shower
  • sprinkle
  • teem
  • wash
  • washout
  • wet

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tip verb (END)

[ T usually passive ] to cover the end of something pointed with a liquid, a colour, etc.:

The giraffe was killed with a spear that had been tipped with poison.

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Covering and adding layers

  • asphalt
  • bestrew
  • binder
  • blanket
  • blindfold
  • carpet
  • coat
  • fall over sth/sb
  • film
  • film over
  • fur
  • gild
  • gum sth up
  • inlay
  • pad
  • render
  • seal
  • swathe
  • whitewash
  • wreathe

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tip verb (PAYMENT)

[ I or T ] to give someone who has provided you with a service an extra amount of money to thank them:

The taxi driver was so rude to her that she didn't tip him.
[ + two objects ] They tipped the waiter £5.

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Paying money

  • ante
  • charge
  • chargeable
  • congestion charge
  • demurrage
  • disburse
  • discharge
  • disgorge
  • fork
  • fork out sth
  • overspend
  • pay up
  • pick up the bill/tab idiom
  • put sth down 1
  • repayable
  • self-financing
  • sink
  • spring
  • square
  • worth

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tip verb (INFORMATION)

[ T often passive ] mainly UK to say that someone is likely to be successful or achieve something:

He is being tipped as the next prime minister.
[ + to infinitive ] Davis is being tipped to win the championship.

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Possible and probable

  • always
  • anything's possible idiom
  • arguably
  • as never before idiom
  • avenue
  • course
  • lean
  • lean towards sth
  • liable
  • likelihood
  • likely
  • realm
  • sporting chance
  • stand
  • strange
  • stranger things have happened idiom
  • strong
  • ten
  • ten to one idiom
  • vista

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tip verb (RUBBISH)

[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] UK US dump to get rid of rubbish by putting it in a place where it should not be:

A lot of waste is being tipped into the sea.
The sign by the side of the road said "No tipping".

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Environmental issues

  • air pollution
  • biodegrade
  • biotic index
  • carbon capture
  • carbon credits
  • carbon-neutral
  • defoliant
  • dumping ground
  • eco-footprint
  • ecology
  • emission
  • exhaustible
  • natural resources
  • particulate
  • photochemical smog
  • preservation
  • preservationist
  • recycle
  • recycled
  • reduce, reuse, recycle idiom

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Removing and getting rid of things

Idiom(s)

tip your hand
tip the balance/scales
tip sb the wink

Phrasal verb(s)

tip sb off
tip (sth/sb) over
tip over into sth

tipnoun [ C ]

uk/tɪp/us/tɪp/

tip noun [ C ] (INFORMATION)

B1 a useful piece of information, especially about how to do something or about the likely winner of a race or competition:

gardening/cooking/sewing tips
She gave me a useful/helpful/valuable/practical tip about/for growing tomatoes.
I've got a hot tip for you (= I can tell you about a particular likely winner of a race or competition, or give you a valuable piece of information).

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  • Freezing the butter was a useful tip.
  • He gave me some tips about the best way to catch trout.
  • Have you got any tips for a new journalist?
  • Let me give you a tip: she likes flattery.
  • Layla gave me some tips about the best places to visit.

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Gambling & bookmaking

  • ante
  • bank
  • banker
  • bet
  • bookmaker
  • chip
  • cockfight
  • dice
  • draw
  • gamble
  • gaming table
  • grab bag
  • heads or tails? idiom
  • high roller
  • juke joint
  • lucky dip
  • spin a coin idiom
  • stake
  • tombola
  • toss

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Giving advice

tip noun [ C ] (PAYMENT)

B1 a small amount of money given to someone who has provided you with a service, in addition to the official payment and for their personal use:

a 15 percent tip
He gave the porter a tip.
We don't need to leave a tip for the waiter, because there's a service charge included in the bill.

More examples

  • The average cost of a full three-course meal - appetizer, main course and dessert - including tip and a modest wine is about $25.
  • She had to give the doorman a tip before he would help her with her suitcases.
  • Should I give the driver a tip?

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Payment methods

  • ATM card
  • baksheesh
  • bank card
  • bill
  • blank cheque
  • cash
  • cash card
  • cashpoint card
  • certified cheque
  • direct debit
  • giro
  • gratuity
  • hush money
  • per annum
  • piece
  • small change
  • standing order
  • sweetener
  • traveller's cheque
  • voucher

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Gifts in the form of money

tip noun [ C ] (END)

C1 the usually pointed end of something, especially something that is long and thin:

We had asparagus tips for dinner.
If I stand on the tips of my toes, I can just reach the top shelf.
The Keys are coral islands off the southern tip of Florida.
There's paint on the tip of your nose.

a small part fitted to the end of something, especially something that is long and thin:

a walking cane with a metal tip
the filter tip of a cigarette

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Edges & extremities of objects

  • apex
  • apices
  • bevel
  • border
  • bottom
  • brim
  • brow
  • crest
  • edge
  • foot
  • framed
  • fringe
  • front
  • head
  • palm-fringed
  • peripheral
  • periphery
  • rim
  • surmount
  • vertex

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tip noun [ C ] (RUBBISH)

C2 UK US also UK dump a place where especially large pieces of rubbish can be taken and left:

a rubbish/waste tip
We need to take this old carpet to the tip.
informal This room is a complete/absolute/real tip (= is very untidy) - tidy it up at once.

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Environmental issues

  • air pollution
  • biodegrade
  • biotic index
  • carbon capture
  • carbon credits
  • carbon-neutral
  • defoliant
  • dumping ground
  • eco-footprint
  • ecology
  • emission
  • exhaustible
  • natural resources
  • particulate
  • photochemical smog
  • preservation
  • preservationist
  • recycle
  • recycled
  • reduce, reuse, recycle idiom

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Idiom(s)

be on the tip of your tongue
tip of the iceberg

tipnoun [ C ]

uk/tɪp/us

a useful piece of information or advice:

Our 50 tips show you how to navigate your computer system from startup to shutdown.
a tip for (doing) sth Here are our top tips for achieving success as a freelancer.
a tip on/about sth The book offers some useful tips on investing in real estate.
The Business Link site gives tips on setting up your own business.
find/get tips You can find tips on our website for ways to protect your home.
safety/travel/tax tips

FINANCE advice to buy or sell particular shares:

share/stock tips Investors should take stock tips with a pinch of salt.

COMMERCE an amount of money given by a customer to someone who has provided a service, especially in a hotel or restaurant:

give/leave a tip Different countries have different customs when it comes to leaving tips.
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gratuity

tipverb

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[ T, usually passive ] to say that someone or something is likely to do something or to be successful:

be tipped to do sth The UK's leading energy company is tipped to become a partner in the Siberian gasfield.
tip sb/sth to do sth Analysts are tipping her to be the next chairperson of the committee.
be tipped as sth The transport company is being tipped as a possible takeover target.
be tipped for sth He is being tipped for a possible job in the US treasury.

[ T ] FINANCE to advise someone to buy shares:

They were accused of gross misconduct for tipping shares that they owned.
The shares were looking cheap and had been strongly tipped.

[ I or T ] COMMERCE to give a small amount of money to someone who has provided a service, especially in a hotel or restaurant:

He is mean with money and never tips.
Is it customary to tip taxi drivers in your country?
tip sb £1/$5/10% etc. He carried her bag and she tipped him $2.

Phrasal verb(s)

tip sb off
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