tip /ˈtɪp/
 頂,尖端,梢,末端,傾斜,垃圾場,小費,輕擊,告誡,祕密消息(vt.)裝頂端


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 頂


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 尖


 Tip n.
 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.


 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.


 Tip, v. t.
 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.]
 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.


 Tip, v. i. To fall on, or incline to, one side.
 To tip off, to fall off by tipping.


 Tip, n.
 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]

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 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]
      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]