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- [tip]
- /tɪp/
- /ˈtɪp/
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- [tip]
- /tɪp/
Definitions of tip word
- noun tip Eugene (Gladstone) 1888–1953, U.S. playwright: Nobel prize 1936. 1
- noun tip Thomas P(hilip) ("Tip") 1912–1994, U.S. politician: congressman 1953–87; speaker of the House 1977–87. 1
- verb with object tip Baseball. to strike (the ball) with a glancing blow. 1
- verb without object tip to give a gratuity: She tipped lavishly. 1
- idioms tip tip one's hand, to reveal one's plans, true feelings, etc., often unintentionally. 1
- noun tip extra money for service 1
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Origin of tip
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English; compare Dutch, Low German, Danish tip, Swedish tipp, German zipf- in Zipfel tip
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tip
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tip popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tip usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tip
noun tip
- abruptness — sudden or unexpected: an abrupt departure.
- acicula — a needle-shaped part, such as a spine, prickle, or crystal
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- advice — If you give someone advice, you tell them what you think they should do in a particular situation.
- aiguille — a rock mass or mountain peak shaped like a needle
verb tip
- alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
- ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- ballyhooed — a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
- be off — leave
- beetle — A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
adj tip
- gingerbread — a type of cake flavored with ginger and molasses.
- in addition — also, as well
- in reserve — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
- in store — an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
Antonyms for tip
verb tip
- blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
- cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
- counter check — a check available at a bank for the use of depositors in making withdrawals, orig. kept in supply on a counter
- counter-checking — a check that opposes or restrains.
- countercheck — a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
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