LekhoriLekhoriThe extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
the tip of one's nose
A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.
a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.
The knocking over of a skittle.
An act of tipping up or tilting.
A light blow or tap.
A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.
Workers in the American service industry usually depend on tips to even make minimum wage.
A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc.
hot stock tips
A kick or phase; one's current habits or behaviour.
To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.
I thinke he thinkes vpon the sauage bull: / Tush, feare not man, wee'll tip thy hornes with gold, / And all Europa shall reioyce at thee [...].
To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.
Initialism of Tertiary Ideographic Plane, the fourth 65,536-codepoint plane in Unicode (from U+30000 through U+3FFFF).
Initialism of Third Intermediate Period.
[…] is based on a far too general assessment of the social position of TIP and Late Period priesthood. Further, it overlooks the actual historical context in which the trend of archaism emerged.
Initialism of Technological Institute of the Philippines.
From Late Middle English tippen, possibly from North Germanic/Scandinavian (compare Swedish tippa (“to topple over”)), or a special use of Etymology 1.
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To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.
the brief suspended agony of the boat, as it would tip for an instant on the knife-like edge of the sharper waves, that almost seemed threatening to cut it in two […]
To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.
A third rogue tips me by the elbow.
To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.
You should always tip your waiter in the United States and most third world countries.
To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.