the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
"She carefully placed a drop of oil on the sharp tip of the sewing needle before threading it."
The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
"After his long vacation, he decided to cut back on sugar and coffee as a new tip for getting healthier."
The knocking over of a skittle.
A light blow or tap.
A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.
A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc.
A kick or phase; one's current habits or behaviour.
In plain English: A tip is a small amount of extra money given to someone as a reward for good service.
"She left a generous tip for the waiter."
To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.
"The detective thanked the neighbor for tipping him off about where the suspect was hiding."
(To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.
To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.
To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.
To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.
In plain English: To tip something means to push it so that it leans over or falls down.
"She tipped her hat to the crowd as she walked by."
Usage: Use this verb when you give money as payment or physically point something downward, such as tipping your hat. Distinguish it from nouns like advice by focusing on actions involving gratuities or physical orientation.
Initialism of Tertiary Ideographic Plane, the fourth 65,536-codepoint plane in Unicode (from U+30000 through U+3FFFF).
"The developer checked the documentation to see if the rare CJK Unified Ideographs Extension F characters were included in the new Tertiary Ideographic Plane for their global font project."
The word "tip" comes from Middle English and is related to similar terms in Frisian, Dutch, German, Scandinavian languages, and Icelandic. Originally referring to a small point or knob, the term traveled into modern English with this core meaning intact.