tips: signification et définitions

The end of a pointed or projecting object.

A piece or an attachment, such as a cap or ferrule, meant to be fitted to the end of something else: the barbed tip of a harpoon.

To furnish with a tip.

To cover or decorate the tip of: tip strawberries with chocolate.

To remove the tip of: tip artichokes.

To dye the ends of (hair or fur) in order to blend or improve appearance.

To push or knock over; overturn or topple: bumped the table and tipped a vase.

To move to a slanting position; tilt: tipped the rearview mirror slightly downward; a weight that tipped the balance. See Synonyms at slant.

To touch or raise (one's hat) in greeting.

Chiefly British To empty (something) by overturning; dump. To dump (rubbish, for example).

To topple over; overturn: The trash can tipped over in the wind.

To be tilted; slant: The cabinet tipped toward the wall.

The act of tipping.

A tilt or slant; an incline.

Chiefly British An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish.

To register weight (at a certain amount).

To offset the balance of a situation.

To strike gently; tap.

Baseball To hit (a pitched ball) with the side of the bat so that it glances off. Sports To tap or deflect (a ball or puck, for example), especially in scoring.

Sports To deflect or glance off. Used of a ball or puck.

Lower Southern US To tiptoe.

A light blow; a tap.

Baseball A pitched ball that is tipped: a foul tip.

A small sum of money given to someone for performing a service; a gratuity.

A piece of confidential, advance, or inside information: got a tip on the next race. A helpful hint: a column of tips on gardening.