tip

tip¹ W3S2 [tıp] n

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1¦(end)¦

2¦(money)¦

3¦(advice)¦

4 the tip of the iceberg

5 on the tip of your tongue

6¦(waste)¦

7¦(untidy)¦

8¦(horse race)¦

9¦(warning)¦

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[Sense: 1,4-5; Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Probably from Old Norse typpi]

[Sense: 2-3, 8-9; Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Perhaps from tip 'light blow' (15-21 centuries), perhaps from Low German tippen 'to hit lightly']

[Sense: 6-7; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: tip]

1.) ¦(END)¦

the end of something, especially something pointed

tip of

▪ He kissed the tip of her nose.

▪ the southern tip of South America

▪ lights on the wing tips of aeroplanes

→↑fingertip

2.) ¦(MONEY)¦

a small amount of additional money that you give to someone such as a ↑waiter or a taxi driver

▪ Did you leave a tip ?

large/generous/big tip

▪ I gave the guy a big tip .

▪ a $5 tip

3.) ¦(ADVICE)¦

a helpful piece of advice

▪ Jill knows Spain really well. Perhaps she could give us a few tips .

tip on/for

▪ useful tips on healthy eating

▪ last-minute tips for Christmas entertaining

handy tip

(=useful tip) BrE

▪ handy tips for decorating a small flat

▪ gardening tips

4.) the tip of the iceberg

a small sign of a problem that is much larger

▪ The reported cases of food poisoning are only the tip of the iceberg.

5.) on the tip of your tongue

a) if something is on the tip of your tongue, you really want to say it, but then you decide not to

▪ It was on the tip of my tongue to say, 'I'd rather have dinner with a snake.'

b) if a word, name etc is on the tip of your tongue, you know it but cannot remember it

▪ What is her name? It's on the tip of my tongue. Joan. Joan Simpson. That's it!

6.) ¦(WASTE)¦ BrE

an area where unwanted waste is taken and left

= ↑dump

▪ a rubbish tip

▪ I'll take this lot to the tip.

7.) ¦(UNTIDY)¦ [singular]

BrE informal an extremely dirty or untidy place

▪ The house was an absolute tip.

8.) ¦(HORSE RACE)¦ informal

special information about which horse will win a race

9.) ¦(WARNING)¦

a secret warning or piece of information, especially to police about illegal activities

▪ Acting on a tip, the police were able to find and arrest Upton.

tip ²

tip² v past tense and past participle tipped present participle tipping

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1¦(lean)¦

2¦(pour)¦

3¦(give money)¦

4¦(be likely to succeed)¦

5 gold-tipped/steel-tipped/rubber-tipped etc

6 tip the balance/scales

7 tip the scales at something

8 it's tipping (it) down

9 be tipped with something

10 tip your hat/cap (to somebody)

11 tip somebody the wink

Phrasal verbs

　tip somebody<=>off

　tip over

　tip up

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1.) ¦(LEAN)¦ [I and T]

to move into a sloping position, so that one end or side is higher than the other, or to make something do this

= ↑tilt tip forward/back/to etc

▪ His helmet had tipped forward and the boy pushed it back.

▪ Eric fell asleep, his head gently tipping to one side.

tip sth forward/back etc

▪ 'So what?' asked Brian, tipping his chair back on its rear legs.

2.) ¦(POUR)¦ [T always + adverb/preposition]

to pour something from one place or container into another

tip sth onto/into sth

▪ Tip the onions and oil into a large ovenproof dish.

▪ Ben tipped the contents of the drawer onto the table.

tip sth out

▪ Shall I tip the water out?

3.) ¦(GIVE MONEY)¦ [I and T]

to give an additional amount of money to someone such as a ↑waiter or taxi driver

▪ Did you tip the waiter?

tip sb sth

▪ I tipped him $5.

4.) ¦(BE LIKELY TO SUCCEED)¦ [T usually passive]

if someone or something is tipped to do something, people think that they are most likely to succeed in doing it

tip sb/sth to do sth

▪ the man tipped to become the next President

tip sb for/as sth

▪ He's tipped as a future world champion.

widely/strongly/hotly tipped

▪ He had been widely tipped to get the new post of deputy director.

5.) gold-tipped/steel-tipped/rubber-tipped etc

having a tip that is made of or covered with gold, steel etc

▪ a silver-tipped walking stick

6.) tip the balance/scales

to give a slight advantage to someone or something

▪ Three factors helped to tip the balance in favour of the Labour leadership.

7.) tip the scales at sth

to weigh a particular amount, used especially of someone who will be taking part in a sports competition

▪ At today's weigh-in he tipped the scales at just over 15 stone.

8.) it's tipping (it) down

BrE spoken said when it is raining very heavily

▪ It was absolutely tipping it down.

9.) be tipped with sth

to have one end covered in something

▪ arrows tipped with poison

▪ red petals tipped with white

10.) tip your hat/cap (to sb)

a) to touch or raise your hat as a greeting to someone

b) AmE to say or do something that shows you admire what someone has done

11.) tip sb the wink

BrE informal to give someone secret information

tip off [tip sb<=>off] phr v

to give someone such as the police a secret warning or piece of information, especially about illegal activities

▪ The police must have been tipped off.

tip sb off that

▪ His contact had tipped him off that drugs were on the premises.

tip somebody<=>off about

▪ Did you tip him off about Bernard?

tip over phr v

if you tip something over, or if it tips over, it falls or turns over

▪ The candle tipped over and the hay caught fire.

tip sth<=>over

▪ The current was starting to tip the canoe over and I began to panic.

tip up phr v

if you tip something up, or if it tips up, it moves into a sloping position, so that one end or side is higher than the other

tip sth<=>up

▪ He tipped the bottle up so that the last of the liquid flowed into his glass.

▪ Ken tipped up the wheelbarrow, then stood back to rest.