tipped Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause to tilt
    tip.
    • tip the screen upward
  2. verb mark with a tip
    tip.
    • tip the arrow with the small stone
  3. verb give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on
    fee; tip; bung.
    • Remember to tip the waiter
    • fee the steward
  4. verb cause to topple or tumble by pushing
    tip; topple; tumble.
  5. verb to incline or bend from a vertical position
    tilt; tip; lean; slant; angle.
    • She leaned over the banister
  6. verb walk on one's toes
    tippytoe; tip; tiptoe.
  7. verb strike lightly
    tip; tap.
    • He tapped me on the shoulder
  8. verb give insider information or advise to
    tip; tip off.
    • He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot
  9. verb remove the tip from
    tip.
    • tip artichokes
  10. adjective having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination)
    • a rubber-tipped cane
  11. adjective satellite departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
    atilt; leaning; tilted; canted.
    • the leaning tower of Pisa
    • the headstones were tilted

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