tip
tip
/tɪp/
advice
1 a small piece of advice about something practical
tip on/for doing something handy tips for buying a computer
tip on/for something useful tips on how to save money
(British English, informal) Here are my top tips for interview success.
The blog offered various beauty tips.
His money tips and tricks could save a typical family up to £6 000 a year.
Follow these tips to improve your communication skills.
I picked up some useful tips from my ski instructor.
Take a safety tip from me—get that light fixed!
Share your gardening tips with other readers.
Collocations
adjective
verb + tip
give somebody
offer (somebody)…
preposition
tip for
tip on
2 (informal) a secret or expert piece of advice about what the result of a competition, etc. is likely to be, especially about which horse is likely to win a race
a hot tip for the big race
3 (North American English) (also tip-off especially in British English) (informal) secret information that somebody gives, for example to the police, to warn them about an illegal activity that is going to happen or has happened
The man was arrested after an anonymous tip.
extra money
4 a small amount of extra money that you give to somebody, for example somebody who serves you in a restaurant
to leave a tip
He gave the waiter a generous tip.
Someone put a dollar in the tip jar.
He left the waitress a large tip.
We get fewer tips on weeknights.
Are we supposed to leave a tip?
Collocations
adjective
verb + tip
give somebody
leave somebody
get
end of something
5 the thin, pointed end of something
the tips of your fingers
the tip of your nose
the northern tip of the island
The cat was black except for a patch of white on the very tip of its tail.
He ran the tips of his fingers over the bruise.
Collocations
adjective
preposition
tip of
6 a small part that fits on or over the end of something
a walking stick with a rubber tip
for rubbish
7 (also rubbish tip) (British English) a place where you can take rubbish and leave it
untidy place
(British English, informal, disapproving) an untidy place
Their flat is a tip!
Idioms
e.g.
tip
/tɪp/
give extra money
1 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.
lean/pour/push at an angle
intransitive, transitive to move so that one end or side is higher than the other; to move something into this position (+ 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.
His hat was tipped over his forehead.
While trying to sit down, I tipped the tray and my entire dinner went onto the rug.
3 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.
4 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.
leave rubbish
5 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)
predict success
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.
Collocations
adverb
preposition
as
for
cover end
be tipped with something The wings are tipped with yellow.
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Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Word Origin
noun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English: from Old Norse typpi (noun), typpa (verb), typptr ‘tipped’; related to the noun top. noun senses 3 to 5 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. noun senses 6 to 7 early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘give, hand, pass’): probably from tip ‘thin pointed end of something’.
verb 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.