Tip

The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.

To the very tip of the nose.

- Shak.

An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.

(Hat Manuf.) A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.

A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.

Rubbish thrown from a quarry.

v. t.

To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver.

[imp. & p. p. Tipped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tipping.]

With truncheon tipped with iron head.

- Hudibras.

Tipped with jet,
Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press.

- Thomson.

To strike slightly; to tap.

A third rogue tips me by the elbow.

- Swift.

To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant.

To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.

To tip off
to pour out, as liquor.

To tip over
to overturn.

To tip the wink
to direct a wink; to give a hint or suggestion by, or as by, a wink.

To tip up
to turn partly over by raising one end. - Pope.

v. i.

To fall on, or incline to, one side.

To tip off
to fall off by tipping.

A light touch or blow; a tap.

A gift; a douceur; a fee.

A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like.

Noun	1.	tip - the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
	2.	tip - a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) Synonyms: backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire
	3.	tip - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" Synonyms: confidential information, steer, wind, hint, lead
	4.	tip - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" Synonyms: peak, point
	5.	tip - the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" Synonyms: crest, summit, top, peak, crown
Verb	1.	tip - cause to tilt; "tip the screen upward"
	2.	tip - mark with a tip; "tip the arrow with the small stone"
	3.	tip - give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" Synonyms: bung, fee
	4.	tip - cause to topple or tumble by pushing Synonyms: topple, tumble
	5.	tip - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" Synonyms: lean, tilt, angle, slant
	6.	tip - walk on one's toes Synonyms: tippytoe, tiptoe
	7.	tip - strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" Synonyms: tap
	8.	tip - give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot" Synonyms: tip off
	9.	tip - remove the tip from; "tip artichokes"

1.		TIP - Texas Instruments Pascal.
2.		TIP - A Unix program for interactive communication via serial line s. Unix manual page: tip(1).

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