1. The extreme end of something; especially something pointed
   "She touched the tip of her nose"
    
2. The highest or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
   "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock";
   - peak, crown, crest, top, summit
    
3. A V shape
   "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp tips";
   - point, peak
    
4. A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
   "He left a generous tip for the attentive server";
   - gratuity, pourboire, baksheesh [Asia], bakshish [Asia], backsheesh [Asia], bonsella [S.Africa]
    
5. An indication of potential opportunity
   "he got a tip on the stock market";
   - lead, steer, wind, hint
    
6. [Brit] A piece of land where waste materials are dumped
   "The old garbage tip was converted into a park after extensive environmental cleanup";
   - dump, garbage dump [N. Amer], trash dump [N. Amer], rubbish dump [Brit], wasteyard, waste-yard, dumpsite [N. Amer]
    
7. A small piece of useful advice or information
   "She gave me a helpful tip for solving the puzzle";
   - hint, pointer

1. Cause to tilt
   "tip the screen upward"
    
2. To incline or bend from a vertical position
   "She tipped over the banister";
   - lean, tilt, slant, angle
    
3. Cause to topple or tumble by pushing
   "He tipped over the chair";
   - topple, tumble
    
4. Strike lightly
   "He tipped the ball with his bat";
   - tap
    
5. Give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on
   "Remember to tip the waiter";
   - fee, bung
    
6. Give insider information or advise to
   "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot";
   - tip off [informal]
    
7. Walk on one's toes
   "The ballet dancers tipped across the stage";
   - tiptoe, tippytoe [N. Amer, informal]
    
8. Mark with a tip
   "tip the arrow with the small stone"
    
9. Remove the tip from
   "tip artichokes"
    
10. [Brit, informal] Rain heavily
    "Put on your rain coat— it's tipping outside!";
    - pour, pelt, rain cats and dogs [informal], rain buckets [informal], belt down [informal], pelt down [informal], bucket [Brit, informal], teem [informal], chuck it down [Brit, informal], chuck [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: tipping, tipped, tips

Type of: advise, bend, convex shape, convexity, counsel, counseling [US], counselling [Brit, Cdn], direction, end, flex, force, fringe benefit, gift, give, guidance, land site, mark, perk, perquisite, place, present, push, rain, rain down, rede [archaic], remove, reorient, site, spot, strike, take, take away, terminal, topographic point, walk, withdraw

Part of: alpenstock, arrowhead, blade, brand, cone, cone shape, conoid, knife, pencil, steel, sword

Encyclopedia: Tip, ring and sleeve