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    tip
    [tip]
    noun
    tip (noun) · tips (plural noun)
    1. the pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering:
      "George pressed the tips of his fingers together" · "the northern tip of Maine"
      • a small piece or part fitted to the end of an object:
        "the rubber tip of the walking stick"
    verb
    tip (verb) · tips (third person present) · tipped (past tense) · tipped (past participle) · tipping (present participle)
    1. attach to or cover the end or extremity of:
      "the peaks of the mountains were tipped with snow" · "sometimes they tip the arrows with poison"
      • color (something) at its end or edge:
        "the black outer feathers are tipped with white"
    2. (tip a page in)
      (in bookbinding) paste a single page, typically an illustration, to the neighboring page of a book by a thin line of paste down its inner margin:
      "tipped in here is a clipping from a magazine"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old Norse typpi (noun), typpa (verb), typptr ‘tipped’; related to top.
    tip
    [tip]
    verb
    tip (verb) · tips (third person present) · tipped (past tense) · tipped (past participle) · tipping (present participle)
    1. overbalance or cause to overbalance so as to fall or turn over:
      "the hay caught fire when the candle tipped over" · "a youth sprinted past, tipping over her glass"
      • be or cause to be in a sloping position with one end or side higher than the other:
        "I tipped my seat back, preparing myself for sleep" · "the car had tipped to one side"
    2. strike or touch lightly:
      "I tipped his hoof with the handle of a knife"
      • cause (an object) to move somewhere by striking or touching it lightly:
        "the ball was tipped over the rim by Erving"
    noun
    tip (noun) · tips (plural noun)
    1. BRITISH ENGLISH
      a place where trash is deposited; a dump:
      "a rubbish tip" · "we'll have to take it to the tip"
    2. baseball
      a pitched ball that is slightly deflected by the bat.
    Origin
    late Middle English: perhaps of Scandinavian origin, influenced later by tip in the sense ‘touch with a tip or point’. Current senses of the noun date from the mid 19th century.
    tip
    [tip]
    noun
    tip (noun) · tips (plural noun)
    1. a small sum of money given to someone as a reward for performing a service, such as serving in a restaurant:
      "he never leaves a tip"
      • dated
        a small sum of money given to a child as a gift.
    2. a small but useful piece of practical advice:
      "he gave me a tip that transformed the way that I play"
      • a piece of information given in a discreet or confidential way about illicit or criminal activities:
        "officials got a tip about a gang smuggling cigarettes" · "a tip helped police identify the man, leading to his arrest"
      • a very reliable prediction or piece of inside information:
        "are those tips you're getting legal?"
    verb
    tip (verb) · tips (third person present) · tipped (past tense) · tipped (past participle) · tipping (present participle)
    1. give (someone) a small sum of money as a reward for performing a service, such as serving in a restaurant:
      "I tipped her five dollars" · "that sort of person never tips"
      • dated
        give a small sum of money to (a child) as a gift.
    2. BRITISH ENGLISH
      predict as likely to win or achieve something:
      "Christine was widely tipped to get the job"
    Origin
    early 17th century (in the sense ‘give, hand, pass’): probably from tip.
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    Similar and Opposite Words
    noun
    1. the pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering:
      point
      end
      extremity
      head
      spike
      prong
      tine
      nib
      sharp end
    verb
    1. attach to or cover the end or extremity of:
      cap
      top
      crown
      surmount
      finish
      verb
      1. overbalance or cause to overbalance so as to fall or turn over:
        overturn
        turn over
        fall (over)
        overbalance
        capsize
        turn turtle
        pitchpole
        upset
        throw over
        knock over
        push over
        knock down
        upend
        invert
        roll
        overset
        topple (over)
        tumble (over)
        keel over
        pitch (over)
        turn topsy-turvy
        topple over
        cowp
        Opposite:
        level
        right
        right itself
      2. strike or touch lightly:
        touch
        tap
        flick
        flip
        lob
        kiss
        brush
        pat
        nudge
        strike/hit lightly
      noun
      1. a place where trash is deposited; a dump:
        dump
        dumping ground
        dustheap
        slag heap
        midden
        dunghill
        dung heap
        scrapyard
        junkyard
        nuisance grounds
        refuse dump
        refuse heap
        rubbish dump
        rubbish heap
        rubbish tip
      noun
      1. a small sum of money given to someone as a reward for performing a service, such as serving in a restaurant:
        gratuity
        baksheesh
        bonus
        present
        gift
        reward
        inducement
        pourboire
        smalls
        sweetener
        dropsy
        little extra
        bit extra
        bonsella
        • a small but useful piece of practical advice:
          hint
          suggestion
          word
          pointer
          cue
          clue
          guideline
          recommendation
          maxim
          warning
          tip-off
          forecast
          advice
          counsel
          guidance
          inside information
          nap
          how-to
          wrinkle
          piece of advice
          word of advice
          word of warning
        verb
        1. give (someone) a small sum of money as a reward for performing a service, such as serving in a restaurant:
          reward
          remunerate
          sweeten
          give a tip to
          • predict as likely to win or achieve something:
            predict
            back
            recommend
            think of
            expect
            nap
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