Tip \Tip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tipped; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tipping.]
   To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as,
   to tip anything with gold or silver.
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         With truncheon tipped with iron head.    --Hudibras.
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         Tipped with jet,
         Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press.
                                                  --Thomson.
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	Tip \Tip\, v. t. [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap
   to strike gently.]
   1. To strike slightly; to tap.
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            A third rogue tips me by the elbow.   --Swift.
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   2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to;
      as, to tip a servant. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
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   3. To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt;
      as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.
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   To tip off, to pour out, as liquor.

   To tip over, to overturn.

   To tip the wink, to direct a wink; to give a hint or
      suggestion by, or as by, a wink. [Slang] --Pope.

   To tip up, to turn partly over by raising one end.
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	Tip \Tip\, n. [Akin to D. & Dan. tip, LG. & Sw. tipp, G. zipfel,
   and probably to E. tap a plug, a pipe.]
   1. The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat
      sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger;
      the tip of a spear.
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            To the very tip of the nose.          --Shak.
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   2. An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule,
      or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a
      tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.
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   3. (Hat Manuf.) A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the
      inside of a hat crown.
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   4. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by
      gilders in lifting gold leaf.
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   5. Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
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	Tip \Tip\, v. i.
   To fall on, or incline to, one side. --Bunyan.
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   To tip off, to fall off by tipping.
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	Tip \Tip\, n. [See Tip to strike slightly, and cf. Tap a
   slight blow.]
   1. A light touch or blow; a tap.
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   2. A gift; a douceur; a fee. [Colloq.]
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   3. A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse
      race, or the like. [Sporting Cant]
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	tip
    n 1: the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
    2: a relatively small amount of money given for services
       rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: gratuity, tip,
       pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis,
       backsheesh]
    3: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the
       stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: tip, lead,
       steer, confidential information, wind, hint]
    4: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
       [syn: point, tip, peak]
    5: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or
       hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they
       clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few
       molecules wide at the summit" [syn: peak, crown, crest,
       top, tip, summit]
    v 1: cause to tilt; "tip the screen upward"
    2: mark with a tip; "tip the arrow with the small stone"
    3: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the
       compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee
       the steward" [syn: tip, fee, bung]
    4: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: topple,
       tumble, tip]
    5: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over
       the banister" [syn: lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle]
    6: walk on one's toes [syn: tiptoe, tip, tippytoe]
    7: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [syn: tap,
       tip]
    8: give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the
       police about the terrorist plot" [syn: tip off, tip]
    9: remove the tip from; "tip artichokes"

	

	320 Moby Thesaurus words for "tip":
   Thule, Trinkgeld, Ultima Thule, acme, aculeus, acumination,
   admonish, advice, advise, alert, alerting, alveolar ridge,
   alveolus, angularity, apex, apogee, arytenoid cartilages, ascend,
   auger, back, baksheesh, balance, bank, beak, bit, bitter end,
   blade, bonnet, bonus, bonus system, borer, bottom dollar, boundary,
   bounty, breathe, bribe, brow, brush, bunt, butt, butt end, buzz,
   cant, cap, capsize, careen, caution, ceil, chuck, climax, climb,
   cloud nine, clue, coif, confide, confide to, consideration,
   consummate, cork, creep, crest, crown, cry havoc, cue, culbuter,
   culmen, culminate, culmination, cusp, dab, decline, deposit,
   descend, dip, ditch, dividend, dome, donative, dorsum, double time,
   drill, drop, dump, edge, empty, end, entrust with information,
   extra, extreme, extreme limit, extremity, fag end, fall, fall away,
   fall off, farthest bound, fee, ferrule, ferule, fillip, finial,
   flick, flip, flirt, forecast, forewarn, fringe benefit, frost, gen,
   gift, give confidential information, give fair warning,
   give notice, give warning, go downhill, go uphill, grade, gratuity,
   gravy, graze, grease, hard palate, hat, head, heaven, heavens,
   heel, height, high noon, highest pitch, highest point, hint,
   honorarium, hood, ice, incentive pay, inclination, incline,
   inducement, information, inside information, issue an ultimatum,
   jumping-off place, keel, keel over, knock over, lagniappe, largess,
   larynx, lay down, lean, leaning, leaning tower, leftover,
   let in on, let next to, liberality, lie along, limit, lips, list,
   margin, maximum, mention privately, meridian, mince, monition,
   mountaintop, mucro, nasal cavity, ne plus ultra, neb, needle, nib,
   no place higher, noon, notify, office, oral cavity, outtop,
   overage, overarch, overmeasure, overplus, overrun, overset,
   overstock, oversupply, overthrow, overtime pay, overtop, overturn,
   palate, palm, palm oil, passing word, pat, peak, peck, perks,
   perquisite, perquisites, pharyngeal cavity, pharynx, pick,
   piece of advice, pinnacle, pitch, plus, point, pointer, pole,
   pourboire, prediction, premium, present, prick, prickle, pussyfoot,
   put hep, put next to, rake, rap, recline, remainder, retreat,
   reward, ridge, rise, roof, roof in, salve, sap, seventh heaven,
   shelve, sidle, sky, slant, slope, snap, soft palate, solatium,
   something extra, sound the alarm, spare, speech organ, spire,
   sportula, steal, steer, sting, stopper, stub, stump, subvert,
   suggestion, summit, surmount, surplus, surplusage, swag, sway,
   sweetener, syrinx, tag, tag end, tail, tail end, tap, teeth,
   teeth ridge, terminal, threaten, tickle, tilt, tip off, tip over,
   tip-off, tip-top, toe, tongue, top, top off, topple over,
   topsy-turvify, topsy-turvy, touch, tower of Pisa,
   turn a somersault, turn over, turn topsy-turvy, turn turtle,
   turn upside down, unload, upmost, upper extremity, uppermost,
   uprise, upset, upturn, utmost, utter a caveat, velum, verb,
   verbum sap, verbum sapienti, vertex, very top, vocal chink,
   vocal cords, vocal folds, vocal processes, voice box, warn,
   warn against, warning, whisk, whisper, word of advice, zenith

	

	TIP
       Terminal Interface Processor (ARPANET)

	

	TIP
       Transputer Image Processing

	

	TIP

   1. Texas Instruments Pascal.

   2. A Unix program for interactive communication via serial
   lines.

   Unix manual page: tip(1).