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:
to weigh:
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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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tip verb (POUR)
C2 [ T usually + adv/prep ] UK US dump to pour a substance from one container into another or onto a surface:
When it is tipping it down, a lot of rain is falling:
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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.:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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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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:
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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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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:
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- 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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tip noun [ C ] (END)
C1 the usually pointed end of something, especially something that is long and thin:
a small part fitted to the end of something, especially something that is long and thin:
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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:
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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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