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tipping
毛尖染; 卷刃; 卷刃; 崩刃
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·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.
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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]