Meaning of tip In English

• 0 to (cause to) move so that one side is higher than another side:

  • The table tipped, and all our drinks fell on the floor.

  • If you put too many books on one end of the shelf, it'll tip up.

  • Don't tip your chair back like that, you'll fall.

  • The baby tipped the scales at 3.75 kg.

• 1 to pour a substance from one container into another or onto a surface:

  • She tipped the contents of her purse out onto the table.

  • He tipped his breakfast cereal into a bowl.

  • The child picked up the box and tipped the toys out all over the floor.

  • We won't be able to go to the beach today - it's tipping it down.

• 2 to cover the end of something pointed with a liquid, a colour, etc.:

  • The giraffe was killed with a spear that had been tipped with poison.

• 3 to give someone who has provided you with a service an extra amount of money to thank them:

  • The taxi driver was so rude to her that she didn't tip him.

  • [ + two objects ] They tipped the waiter £5.

• 4 to say that someone is likely to be successful or achieve something:

  • He is being tipped as the next prime minister.

  • [ + to infinitive ] Davis is being tipped to win the championship.

• 5 to get rid of rubbish by putting it in a place where it should not be:

  • A lot of waste is being tipped into the sea.

  • The sign by the side of the road said "No tipping".

• 6 a useful piece of information, especially about how to do something or about the likely winner of a race or competition:

  • gardening/cooking/sewing tips

  • She gave me a useful/helpful/valuable/practical tip about/for growing tomatoes.

  • I've got a hot tip for you (= I can tell you about a particular likely winner of a race or competition, or give you a valuable piece of information).

• 7 a small amount of money given to someone who has provided you with a service, in addition to the official payment and for their personal use:

  • a 15 percent tip

  • He gave the porter a tip.

  • We don't need to leave a tip for the waiter, because there's a service charge included in the bill.

• 8 the usually pointed end of something, especially something that is long and thin:

  • We had asparagus tips for dinner.

  • If I stand on the tips of my toes, I can just reach the top shelf.

  • The Keys are coral islands off the southern tip of Florida.

  • There's paint on the tip of your nose.

  • a walking cane with a metal tip

  • the filter tip of a cigarette

• 9 a place where especially large pieces of rubbish can be taken and left:

  • a rubbish/waste tip

  • We need to take this old carpet to the tip.

  • informal This room is a complete/absolute/real tip (= is very untidy) - tidy it up at once.

• 10 the pointed end of something:

  • The tip of the cat’s tail is white.

  • She has a house on the western tip of the island.

• 11 a useful piece of information or advice, esp. something secret or not generally known:

  • She gave me some helpful gardening tips.

  • Acting on a tip, the police arrested most of the smugglers.

• 12 a small amount of money you give to someone for service, in addition to the amount being charged:

  • "That guy didn’t bother to leave a tip," the waitress said disgustedly.

• 13 to lean to one side, or to cause something to lean to one side:

  • [ T ] She tipped the umbrella to keep the sun off the picnic table.

• 14 to fall or turn over, or to cause something to fall or turn over:

  • [ I ] If everyone sits on one side of the boat, it will tip (over).

• 15 to give money to someone for service which is in addition to the amount being charged:

  • [ T ] He tipped the porter generously.

• 16 a useful piece of information or advice:

  • Our 50 tips show you how to navigate your computer system from startup to shutdown.

  • a tip for (doing) sth Here are our top tips for achieving success as a freelancer.

  • a tip on/about sth The book offers some useful tips on investing in real estate.

  • The Business Link site gives tips on setting up your own business.

  • find/get tips You can find tips on our website for ways to protect your home.

  • safety/travel/tax tips

• 17 advice to buy or sell particular shares:

  • share/stock tips Investors should take stock tips with a pinch of salt.

• 18 an amount of money given by a customer to someone who has provided a service, especially in a hotel or restaurant:

  • give/leave a tip Different countries have different customs when it comes to leaving tips.

• 19 to say that someone or something is likely to do something or to be successful:

  • be tipped to do sth The UK's leading energy company is tipped to become a partner in the Siberian gasfield.

  • tip sb/sth to do sth Analysts are tipping her to be the next chairperson of the committee.

  • be tipped as sth The transport company is being tipped as a possible takeover target.

  • be tipped for sth He is being tipped for a possible job in the US treasury.

• 20 to advise someone to buy shares:

  • They were accused of gross misconduct for tipping shares that they owned.

  • The shares were looking cheap and had been strongly tipped.

• 21 to give a small amount of money to someone who has provided a service, especially in a hotel or restaurant:

  • He is mean with money and never tips.

  • Is it customary to tip taxi drivers in your country?

  • tip sb £1/$5/10% etc. He carried her bag and she tipped him $2.