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TIP
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Irregular inflected forms: tipped , tipping
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An indication of potential opportunity
Example:
a good lead for a job
Synonyms:
confidential information; hint; lead; steer; tip; wind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("tip" is a kind of...):
counsel; counseling; counselling; direction; guidance (something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action)
Derivation:
tip (give insider information or advise to)
tipster (one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
Example:
the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
Synonyms:
crest; crown; peak; summit; tip; top
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("tip" is a kind of...):
place; spot; topographic point (a point located with respect to surface features of some region)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tip"):
brow; hilltop (the peak of a hill)
pinnacle (a lofty peak)
mountain peak (the summit of a mountain)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The extreme end of something; especially something pointed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("tip" is a kind of...):
end; terminal (either extremity of something that has length)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tip"):
fingertip (the end (tip) of a finger)
tiptoe (the tip of a toe)
beak (a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures)
Derivation:
tip (remove the tip from)
tip (mark with a tip)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
Synonyms:
backsheesh; baksheesh; bakshis; bakshish; gratuity; pourboire; tip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("tip" is a kind of...):
fringe benefit; perk; perquisite (an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tip"):
Christmas box (a present given at Christmas for services during the year)
Derivation:
tip (give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A V shape
Example:
the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points
Synonyms:
peak; point; tip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("tip" is a kind of...):
convex shape; convexity (a shape that curves or bulges outward)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tip"):
head (the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates))
cusp (small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth)
widow's peak (a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead)
Holonyms ("tip" is a part of...):
cone; cone shape; conoid (a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point)
blade; brand; steel; sword (a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard)
pencil (a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood)
knife (a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)
arrowhead (the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow)
alpenstock (a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they tip ... he / she / it tips
Past simple: tipped
Past participle: tipped
-ing form: tipping
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remove the tip from
Example:
tip artichokes
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
tip (the extreme end of something; especially something pointed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Mark with a tip
Example:
tip the arrow with the small stone
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):
mark (make or leave a mark on)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
tip (the extreme end of something; especially something pointed)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Give insider information or advise to
Example:
He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot
Synonyms:
tip; tip off
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):
advise; counsel; rede (give advice to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Derivation:
tip (an indication of potential opportunity)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Strike lightly
Example:
He tapped me on the shoulder
Synonyms:
tap; tip
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):
strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tip"):
percuss (strike or tap firmly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 5
Meaning:
Walk on one's toes
Synonyms:
tip; tippytoe; tiptoe
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
The children tip to the playground
Sense 6
Meaning:
To incline or bend from a vertical position
Example:
She leaned over the banister
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tip"):
incline; pitch; slope (be at an angle)
weather (cause to slope)
lean back; recline (move the upper body backwards and down)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Also:
tip over (turn from an upright or normal position)
tip over (cause to overturn from an upright or normal position)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Cause to tilt
Example:
tip the screen upward
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):
reorient (cause to turn)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tip"):
bank (tip laterally)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
tipper (truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Cause to topple or tumble by pushing
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sense 9
Meaning:
Give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on
Example:
fee the steward
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "tip" is one way to...):
gift; give; present (give as a present; make a gift of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Derivation:
tip (a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter))
tipper (a person who leaves a tip)
Context examples:
The five bones that form the tips of the fingers.
(Distal Phalanx of Hand, NCI Thesaurus)
You will find that you are not alone, and you may learn some new tips on how to cope.
(Coping with Chronic Illness, NIH)
Once you tip over the edge, however, there’s no going back.
(Astronomers Piece Together First Image of Black Hole, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Relating to or located at the tip (an apex).
(Apical, NCI Thesaurus)
The tip is mounted on a flexible cantilever, allowing the tip to follow the surface profile.
(Atomic Resolution Microscopy, NCI Thesaurus)
After the first few whirls around, and one other time when the house tipped badly, she felt as if she were being rocked gently, like a baby in a cradle.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
Ridges may be vertical (running from the cuticle to the nail tip) or horizontal (running from one side of the nail to the other).
(Nail Ridging, NCI Thesaurus)
Ears have a broad base, rounded tip, and are set high.
(Canaan Dog, NCI Thesaurus)
Besides, the tips of two of her fingers had been left in the cutting machine at the paper-box factory the preceding winter.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Melanin-containing melanosomes then move from the perinuclear region to the dendrite tips and are transferred to keratinocytes by a still not well-characterized mechanism.
(Melanogenesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
