Tip — Defs

01 n. 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.

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.
“To the very tip of the nose.” — Shak.
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.
3.
A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.(Hat Manuf.)
4.
A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
5.
Rubbish thrown from a quarry.

02 v. t. To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver.

imp. & p. p. Tipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Tipping

1.
To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver.
“With truncheon tipped with iron head.” — Hudibras.

“Tipped with jet, Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press.” — Thomson.

03 v. t. To strike slightly; to tap.

1.
To strike slightly; to tap.
“A third rogue tips me by the elbow.” — Swift.
2.
To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant.[Colloq.]
3.
To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.

Phrases & compounds

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.

To tip up — to turn partly over by raising one end.

04 v. i. To fall on, or incline to, one side.

Phrases & compounds

To tip off — to fall off by tipping.

05 n. A light touch or blow; a tap.

1.
A light touch or blow; a tap.
2.
A gift; a douceur; a fee.[Colloq.]
3.
A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like.[Sporting Cant]