Word Finder - tip

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The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.

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A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.

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(music) The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.

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(chiefly in the plural) A small piece of meat.

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A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.

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A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.

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Synonym of eartip (“part of earbuds”)

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(transitive) To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.

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(ergative) (To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.

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(ergative) (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.

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To cause the contents of a container to be emptied out by tilting it.

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(transitive, slang, dated) To drink.

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(transitive) To dump (refuse).

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(US, transitive) To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor.

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(transitive) To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.

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(skittles, obsolete) The knocking over of a skittle.

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An act of tipping up or tilting.

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(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump.

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(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Rubbish thrown from a quarry.

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(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, by extension) A recycling centre.

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(colloquial) A very untidy place.

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The act of deflecting with one's fingers, especially the fingertips

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A tram for expeditiously transferring coal.

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(now rare) To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.

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(now rare) A light blow or tap.

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To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.

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(thieves' cant) To give, pass.

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A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.

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A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc.

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A piece of advice.

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(Australia) A prediction of the winning team in a football game by a participant in a footy tipping competition.

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(Australia) A prediction about the outcome of something.

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To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.

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(Australia) To enter a prediction of the winning team of a football game, as part of a footy tipping competition.

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(Australia) To predict something having a particular outcome.

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(African-American Vernacular) A kick or phase; one's current habits or behaviour.

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(African-American Vernacular) A particular arena or sphere of interest; a front.