tip
🇺🇸
/tɪp/
🇬🇧
/tɪp/
noun
A2
A helpful suggestion.
I have a tip for you: always keep your phone charged.
R
Insider information about an expected outcome.
I got a tip that the red horse is going to win the race.
R
A warning given to authorities about a crime.
The police received an anonymous tip about the robbery.
B1
Money given to someone for a service.
I left a generous tip for the helpful waiter.
R
The end part of something.
She touched the tip of her nose.
R
A small attachment for the end of an object.
The walking stick had a rubber tip.
R
A place for disposing of waste.
Please take the trash to the tip.
R
A messy place.
Their flat was such a tip.
verb
B1
To give extra money as a reward for service.
He tipped the bellboy five dollars.
R
To cause something to lean or fall over.
He tipped the box so the contents spilled out.
R
To pour out by tilting.
She tipped the water into the glass.
R
To gently push something to change its direction.
The player tipped the ball towards the goal.
R
To discard rubbish in an improper place.
Please don't tip here, it's illegal.
R
To predict that someone or something will be successful.
The new singer is tipped to win the competition.
R
To add a border of a different color to an edge.
The bird's wings are tipped with red.
translation
A helpful suggestion.; Insider information about an expected outcome.; A warning given to authorities about a crime.; Money given to someone for a service.; The end part of something.; A small attachment for the end of an object.; A place for disposing of waste.; A messy place.
To give extra money as a reward for service.; To cause something to lean or fall over.; To pour out by tilting.; To gently push something to change its direction.; To discard rubbish in an improper place.; To predict that someone or something will be successful.; To add a border of a different color to an edge.
Word Forms
3rd Present
tips
Past
tipped
Perfect
tipped
Progressive
tipping
Plural
tips