tip
verb/tɪp/
/tɪp/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they tip | /tɪp/ /tɪp/ |
| he / she / it tips | /tɪps/ /tɪps/ |
| past simple tipped | /tɪpt/ /tɪpt/ |
| past participle tipped | /tɪpt/ /tɪpt/ |
| -ing form tipping | /ˈtɪpɪŋ/ /ˈtɪpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to give somebody an extra amount of money to thank them for something they have done for you as part of their job
- Americans were always welcome because they tended to tip heavily.
- tip somebody Did you remember to tip the waiter?
- tip somebody something She tipped the porter a dollar.
- [intransitive, transitive] to move so that one end or side is higher than the other; to move something into this position synonym tilt
- (+ adv./prep.) The boat tipped to one side.
- The seat tips forward to allow passengers into the back.
- tip something (+ adv./prep.) She tipped her head back and laughed loudly.
- He tipped the wheelbarrow on its side.
Extra Examples- His hat was tipped over his forehead.
- While trying to sit down, I tipped the tray and my entire dinner went onto the rug.
- [transitive] tip something/somebody + adv./prep. to make something/somebody come out of a container or its/their position by holding or lifting it/them at an angle
- She tipped the dirty water down the drain.
- The bus stopped abruptly, nearly tipping me out of my seat.
- [transitive] tip something + adv./prep. to touch something lightly so that it moves in a particular direction
- The goalkeeper just managed to tip the ball over the crossbar.
- [intransitive, transitive] tip (something) (British English) to leave rubbish somewhere outdoors in order to get rid of it
- ‘No tipping.’ (= for example, on a notice)
- [transitive, usually passive] (especially British English) to say in advance that somebody/something will be successful
- be tipped for something The band is being tipped for the top.
- The film is being hotly tipped for Oscar success.
- be tipped as something The senator has been tipped by many as a future president.
- She has been widely tipped as a future CEO.
- be tipped to do something The actor is tipped to win an Oscar for his performance.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hotly
- strongly
- widely
- …
- as
- for
- [transitive, usually passive] to cover the end or edge of something with a colour, a substance, etc.
- be tipped with something The wings are tipped with yellow.
give extra money
lean/pour/push at an angle
leave rubbish
predict success
cover end
Word Originverb senses 1 to 4 late Middle English: perhaps of Scandinavian origin, influenced later by tip in the sense ‘touch with a tip or point’. Current senses of the noun date from the mid 19th cent. verb senses 5 to 6 early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘give, hand, pass’): probably from tip ‘thin pointed end of something’. verb sense 7 late Middle English: from Old Norse typpi (noun), typpa (verb), typptr ‘tipped’; related to the noun top.
Idioms
See tip in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee tip in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishI tip my hat to somebody (North American English)
(especially British English I take my hat off to somebody; hats off to somebody)
- (informal) used to say that you admire somebody very much for something they have done related noun hat tip
it is/was tipping (it) down
- (British English, informal) it is/was raining heavily
tip the balance/scales
(also swing the balance)
- to affect the result of something in one way rather than another
- In an interview, smart presentation can tip the scales in your favour.
- New evidence tipped the balance against the prosecution.
tip your hand (North American English)
(British English show your hand/cards)
- to make your plans or intentions known
tip the scales at something
- to weigh a particular amount
- He tipped the scales at just over 80 kilos.
tip somebody the wink | tip the wink to somebody
- (British English, informal) to give somebody secret information that they can use to gain an advantage for themselves
- There’s no way he would have bought those shares if someone in the company hadn’t tipped him the wink.
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