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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TIP, n.
1. The end; the point or extremity of any thing small; as the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear; the tip of the tongue; the tip of the ear.
2. One part of the play at nine-pins.
3. In botany, an anther.
TIP, v.t. To form a point with something; to cover the tip, top or end; a, to tip any thing with gold or silver.
With truncheon tipp'd with iron head.
Tipp'd with jet,
Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press.
1. [for tap.] To strike slightly, or with the end of any thing small; to tap.
A third rogue tips me by the elbow.
2. To lower one end, or throw upon the end; as, to tip a cart for discharging a load. [N. England.]
To tip the wink, to direct a wink, or to wink to another for notice.
TIP, v.i. In the phrase, to tip off, that is, to fall headlong; hence, to die.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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"

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (tipped; tipping) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. overturn, upset — usually used with over 2. a. cant, tilt b. to raise and tilt forward in salute <tipped his hat> intransitive verb 1. to become tipped ; topple 2. lean, slant II. noun Date: 1673 1. the act or an instance of tipping ; tilt 2. chiefly British a place for depositing something (as rubbish) by dumping III. transitive verb (tipped; tipping) Etymology: Middle English tipped having a tip, from ⁴tip Date: 14th century 1. a. to furnish with a tip b. (1) to cover or adorn the tip of (2) to blend (furs) for improved appearance by brushing the tips of the hair with dye 2. to affix (an insert) in a book — often used with in 3. to remove the ends of <tip raspberries> IV. noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle High German zipf tip, Old English tæppa tap — more at tap Date: 14th century 1. the usually pointed end of something <a pencil tip> 2. a small piece or part serving as an end, cap, or point • tipped adjective V. noun Etymology: Middle English tippe; akin to Low German tippen to tap Date: 15th century a light touch or blow VI. verb (tipped; tipping) Date: 1567 transitive verb 1. to strike lightly ; tap 2. to give (as a baseball) a glancing blow intransitive verb tiptoe VII. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1567 1. a piece of advice or expert or authoritative information 2. a piece of advance or confidential information given by one thought to have access to special or inside sources VIII. transitive verb (tipped; tipping) Date: 1883 1. to impart a piece of information or advice about or to — often used with off 2. chiefly British to mention as a likely candidate, prospective winner, or profitable investment ; tout 4 IX. verb (tipped; tipping) Etymology: perhaps from ⁶tip Date: circa 1610 transitive verb 1. give, present <this crew has tipped you the black spot — R. C. Stevenson> 2. to give a gratuity to intransitive verb to bestow a gratuity X. noun Date: 1755 a gift or a sum of money tendered for a service performed or anticipated ; gratuity

U.S. Military Dictionary

See pitch.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 an extremity or end, esp. of a small or tapering thing (tips of the fingers). 2 a small piece or part attached to the end of a thing, e.g. a ferrule on a stick. 3 a leaf-bud of tea. --v.tr. (tipped, tipping) 1 provide with a tip. 2 tr. (foll. by in) attach (a loose sheet) to a page at the inside edge. Phrases and idioms: on the tip of one's tongue about to be said, esp. after difficulty in recalling to mind. the tip of the iceberg a small evident part of something much larger or more significant. Derivatives: tipless adj. tippy adj. (in sense 3). Etymology: ME f. ON typpi (n.), typpa (v.), typptr tipped f. Gmc (rel. to TOP(1)): prob. reinforced by MDu. & MLG tip 2. v. & n. --v. (tipped, tipping) 1 a intr. lean or slant. b tr. cause to do this. 2 tr. (foll. by into etc.) a overturn or cause to overbalance (was tipped into the pond). b discharge the contents of (a container etc.) in this way. --n. 1 a a slight push or tilt. b a light stroke, esp. in baseball. 2 Brit. a place where material (esp. refuse) is tipped. Phrases and idioms: tip the balance make the critical difference. tip the scales see SCALE(2). tip-up able to be tipped, e.g. of a seat in a theatre to allow passage past. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. uncert. 3. v. & n. --v. (tipped, tipping) (often foll. by over, up) 1 tr. make a small present of money to, esp. for a service given (have you tipped the porter?). 2 tr. name as the likely winner of a race or contest etc. 3 tr. strike or touch lightly. 4 tr. sl. give, hand, pass (esp. in tip the wink below). --n. 1 a small money present, esp. for a service given. 2 a piece of private or special information, esp. regarding betting or investment. 3 a small or casual piece of advice. Phrases and idioms: tip off 1 give (a person) a hint or piece of special information or warning, esp. discreetly or confidentially. 2 Basketball start play by throwing the ball up between two opponents. tip-off a hint or warning etc. given discreetly or confidentially. tip a person the wink give a person private information. Derivatives: tipper n. Etymology: ME: orig. uncert.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. With truncheon tipped with iron head. --Hudibras. Tipped with jet, Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press. --Thomson.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tip Tip, v. t. [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap to strike gently.] 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.] --Thackeray. 3. To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tip Tip, v. i. To fall on, or incline to, one side. --Bunyan. To tip off, to fall off by tipping.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tip Tip, n. [See Tip to strike slightly, and cf. Tap a slight blow.] 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]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(tips, tipping, tipped) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The tip of something long and narrow is the end of it. The sleeves covered his hands to the tips of his fingers... She poked and shifted things with the tip of her walking stick... N-COUNT: oft N of n 2. If you tip an object or part of your body or if it tips, it moves into a sloping position with one end or side higher than the other. He leaned away from her, and she had to tip her head back to see him... A young boy is standing on a stool, reaching for a cookie jar, and the stool is about to tip... VERB: V n adv/prep, V 3. If you tip something somewhere, you pour it there. Tip the vegetables into a bowl... Tip away the salt and wipe the pan. VERB: V n prep, V n with adv 4. To tip rubbish means to get rid of it by leaving it somewhere. (BRIT; in AM, use dump) ...the costs of tipping rubbish in landfills... How do you stop people tipping?... We live in a street off Soho Road and there's rubbish tipped everywhere. VERB: V n, V, V-ed 5. A tip is a place where rubbish is left. (BRIT; in AM, use garbage dump) N-COUNT 6. If you describe a place as a tip, you mean it is very untidy. (BRIT INFORMAL) The flat is an absolute tip. N-COUNT 7. If you tip someone such as a waiter in a restaurant, you give them some money in order to thank them for their services. Do you really think it's customary to tip the waiters?... She tipped the barmen 10 dollars and bought drinks all round. VERB: V n, V n amount • tipping A 10 percent service charge is added in lieu of tipping. N-UNCOUNT 8. If you give a tip to someone such as a waiter in a restaurant, you give them some money to thank them for their services. I gave the barber a tip... N-COUNT 9. A tip is a useful piece of advice. It shows how to prepare a CV, and gives tips on applying for jobs. N-COUNT: oft N on/for -ing/n 10. If a person is tipped to do something or is tipped for success at something, experts or journalists believe that they will do that thing or achieve that success. (BRIT) He is tipped to be the country's next foreign minister... He was widely tipped for success. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed to-inf, be V-ed for n 11. Someone's tip for a race or competition is their advice on its likely result, especially to someone who wants to bet money on the result. United are still my tip for the Title. N-COUNT: oft N for n 12. If you say that a problem is the tip of the iceberg, you mean that it is one small part of a much larger problem. Unless we're all a lot more careful, the people who have died so far will be just the tip of the iceberg. PHRASE: v-link PHR 13. If something tips the scales or tips the balance, it gives someone a slight advantage. Today's slightly shorter race could well help to tip the scales in his favour... PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR prep 14. If a comment or question is on the tip of your tongue, you really want to say it or ask it, but you decide not to say it. It was on the tip of Mahoney's tongue to say the boss was out... PHRASE: v-link PHR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. End, point, extremity. 2. Donation, gift, douceur. II. v. a. 1. Top, cap, put a point on. 2. Tap, strike (lightly). 3. Incline (to one end, as a cart), cant, tilt. III. v. n. Lean, incline, tilt.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

To give or lend. Tip me your daddle; give me your hand. Tip me a hog; give me a shilling. To tip the lion; to flatten a man's nose with the thumb, and, at the same time to extend his mouth, with the fingers, thereby giving him a sort of lion-like countenauce. To tip the velvet; tonguing woman. To tip all nine; to knock down all the nine pins at once, at the game of bows or skittles: tipping, at these gaines, is slightly touching the tops of the pins with the bowl. Tip; a draught; don't spoil his tip.

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	TIP
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	AGL
FAA District	CHI
State	IL
State	ILLINOIS
County	CHAMPAIGN
County State	IL
City Name	RANTOUL
Full Name	RANTOUL NATL AVN CNTR-FRANK ELLIOTT FLD
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"RANTOUL, IL 61866"
Elevation	737
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	CHICAGO
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	00
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	N
Active Date	08/1993
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NGY
Control Tower	N
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft	016
Based Multi-engine general aviation aircraft	004
General Aviation, Local Operations	010000
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	010000
Latitude	40.2935555556
Longitude	-88.1423888889
State FIPS code	17
State Postal Code	IL
Version	09

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