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9 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tip \Tip\, n. [Akin to D. & Dan. tip, LG & Sw tipp, G. zipfel and probably to E. tap a plug, a pipe.] 1. The point or extremity of anything a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end the end as the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear. To the very tip of the nose. --Shak. 2. An end piece or part a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything as a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc 3. (Hat Manuf.) A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown. 4. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf. 5. Rubbish thrown from a quarry. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tip \Tip\, v. t. [Cf. LG tippen to tap, Sw tippa, and E. tap to strike gently.] 1. To strike slightly; to tap. A third rogue tips me by the elbow. --Swift. 2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon to give a present to as to tip a servant. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. 3. To lower one end of or to throw upon the end to tilt; as to tip a cask; to tip a cart. {To tip off}, to pour out as liquor. {To tip over}, to overturn. {To tip the wink}, to direct a wink; to give a hint or suggestion by or as by a wink. [Slang] --Pope. {To tip up}, to turn partly over by raising one end From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tip \Tip\, v. i. To fall on or incline to one side --Bunyan. {To tip off}, to fall off by tipping. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tip \Tip\, n. [See {Tip} to strike slightly, and cf {Tap} a slight blow.] 1. A light touch or blow; a tap. 2. A gift; a douceur; a fee. [Colloq.] 3. A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like [Sporting Cant] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}, {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}] v 1: cause to tip or tilt 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" [syn: {bung}] 4: to incline or bend from a vertical position: "She leaned over the banister." [syn: {lean}, {tilt}, {slant}, {angle}] 5: walk on one's toes [syn: {tiptoe}, {tippytoe}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: TIP 1. {Texas Instruments Pascal}. 2. A {Unix} program for interactive communication via {serial line}s. {Unix manual page}: tip(1). From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: TIP Terminal Interface Processor (ARPANET) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: TIP Transputer Image Processing
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