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.

Tipping \Tip"ping\, n. (Mus.)
   A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the
   flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth;
   double-tonguing.

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}]

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}]

tipping
     See {tip}