Definitions for the word "Tip" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
1 extremity or end, esp. Of a small or tapering thing. 2 small piece or part attached to the end of a thing. 3 leaf-bud of tea. v. (-pp-) provide with a tip. on the tip of one''s tongue about to be said or remembered. Tip of the iceberg small evident part of something much larger. [old norse]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
2. v.
(-pp-) 1 (often foll. By over, up) a lean or slant. B cause to do this. 2 (foll. By into etc.) A overturn or cause to overbalance. B discharge the contents of (a container etc.) In this way. n. 1 a slight push or tilt. B light stroke. 2 place where material (esp. Refuse) is tipped. tip the scales see *scale2. [origin uncertain]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
3. v.
(-pp-) 1 make a small present of money to, esp. For a service given. 2 name as the likely winner of a race or contest etc. 3 strike or touch lightly. n. 1 small money present, esp. For a service given. 2 piece of private or special information, esp. Regarding betting or investment. 3 small or casual piece of advice. tip off give (a person) a hint or piece of special information or warning. Tip a person the wink give a person private information. [origin uncertain]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
4. slang
advice or information respecting anything, but mostly used in
reference to horse-racing, so that the person TIPPED may know how to bet
to the best advantage. The “straight TIP” is the TIP which comes direct
from the owner or trainer of a horse. Of late years a “straight TIP”
means a direct hint on any subject.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
5. slang
a douceur; “that’s the TIP,” _i.e._, that’s the proper thing to
do. “To miss one’s TIP,” to fail in a scheme.—_Old Cant._
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
6. slang
to give, lend, or hand over anything to another person; “come,
TIP up the tin,” _i.e._, hand up the money; “TIP the wink,” to inform by
winking; “TIP us your fin,” _i.e._, give me your hand; “TIP one’s boom
off,” to make off, or depart. From the seafaring phrase.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
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