Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Tip \Tip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tipping}.]
To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as,
to tip anything with gold or silver.
With truncheon tipped with iron head. --Hudibras.
Tipped with jet, Fair ermines spotless as the snows
they press. --Thomson.
Source : WordNet®
tip
n 1: the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
2: a relatively small amount of money given for services
rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: {gratuity}, {pourboire}, {baksheesh},
{bakshish}, {bakshis}, {backsheesh}]
3: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the
stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {lead}, {steer},
{confidential information}, {wind}, {hint}]
4: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
[syn: {point}, {peak}]
5: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak
was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of
Monadnock" [syn: {peak}, {crown}, {crest}, {top}, {summit}]
[also: {tipping}, {tipped}]
tipped
adj 1: having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in
combination); "a rubber-tipped cane" [ant: {untipped}]
2: departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical
or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the
headstones were tilted" [syn: {atilt}, {canted}, {leaning},
{tilted}]
tip
v 1: cause to tilt; "tip the screen upward"
2: mark with a tip; "tip the arrow with the small stone"
3: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond
the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter";
"fee the steward" [syn: {fee}, {bung}]
4: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: {topple}, {tumble}]
5: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned
over the banister" [syn: {lean}, {tilt}, {slant}, {angle}]
6: walk on one's toes [syn: {tiptoe}, {tippytoe}]
7: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [syn: {tap}]
8: give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the
police about the terrorist plot" [syn: {tip off}]
9: remove the tip from; "tip artichokes"
[also: {tipping}, {tipped}]
tipped
See {tip}