ALL meanings of tiptoe
tip·toe
T t - noun tiptoe the tip or end of a toe. 1
- verb without object tiptoe to move or go on tiptoe, as with caution or stealth: She tiptoed out of the room. 1
- adjective tiptoe characterized by standing or walking on tiptoe. 1
- adjective tiptoe straining upward. 1
- adjective tiptoe eagerly expectant. 1
- adjective tiptoe cautious; stealthy. 1
- adverb tiptoe eagerly or cautiously; on tiptoe. 1
- idioms tiptoe on tiptoe, on the tips of one's toes. expectant; eager: With Christmas coming, the children were on tiptoe. stealthily; cautiously: The concert had already begun, so he entered the back of the hall on tiptoe. 1
- adverb tiptoe on tips of your toes 1
- intransitive verb tiptoe move stealthily 1
- intransitive verb tiptoe speak tactfully 1
- verb tiptoe If you tiptoe somewhere, you walk there very quietly without putting your heels on the floor when you walk. 0
- verb tiptoe to walk with the heels off the ground and the weight supported by the ball of the foot and the toes 0
- verb tiptoe to walk silently or stealthily 0
- adverb tiptoe on tiptoe 0
- adjective tiptoe walking or standing on tiptoe 0
- adjective tiptoe stealthy or silent 0
- noun tiptoe the tip of a toe or the tips of the toes 0
- intransitive verb tiptoe to walk stealthily or cautiously on one's tiptoes 0
- adjective tiptoe standing on one's toes and the balls of one's feet 0
- adjective tiptoe stealthy; cautious 0