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In the springtime, we have softshell crab from Maryland, which I'd never had until I came to America. In the summer and early fall, we have striped bass, 'stripeys,' which come all the way up the Hudson River but mostly gather in the sound at the tip of Long Island, off Montauk.
Daniel Boulud

Meaning of "tip" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TIP

From Old Norse typpa; related to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch tip.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TIP

tip  [tɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tip is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tip in English.

WHAT DOES TIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tip in the English dictionary

The first definition of tip in the dictionary is the extreme end of something, esp a narrow or pointed end. Other definition of tip is the top or summit. Tip is also a small piece forming an extremity or end.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TIP

PRESENT

Present
I tip
you tip
he/she/it tips
we tip
you tip
they tip
Present continuous
I am tipping
you are tipping
he/she/it is tipping
we are tipping
you are tipping
they are tipping
Present perfect
I have tipped
you have tipped
he/she/it has tipped
we have tipped
you have tipped
they have tipped
Present perfect continuous
I have been tipping
you have been tipping
he/she/it has been tipping
we have been tipping
you have been tipping
they have been tipping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I tipped
you tipped
he/she/it tipped
we tipped
you tipped
they tipped
Past continuous
I was tipping
you were tipping
he/she/it was tipping
we were tipping
you were tipping
they were tipping
Past perfect
I had tipped
you had tipped
he/she/it had tipped
we had tipped
you had tipped
they had tipped
Past perfect continuous
I had been tipping
you had been tipping
he/she/it had been tipping
we had been tipping
you had been tipping
they had been tipping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will tip
you will tip
he/she/it will tip
we will tip
you will tip
they will tip
Future continuous
I will be tipping
you will be tipping
he/she/it will be tipping
we will be tipping
you will be tipping
they will be tipping
Future perfect
I will have tipped
you will have tipped
he/she/it will have tipped
we will have tipped
you will have tipped
they will have tipped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been tipping
you will have been tipping
he/she/it will have been tipping
we will have been tipping
you will have been tipping
they will have been tipping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would tip
you would tip
he/she/it would tip
we would tip
you would tip
they would tip
Conditional continuous
I would be tipping
you would be tipping
he/she/it would be tipping
we would be tipping
you would be tipping
they would be tipping
Conditional perfect
I would have tip
you would have tip
he/she/it would have tip
we would have tip
you would have tip
they would have tip
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been tipping
you would have been tipping
he/she/it would have been tipping
we would have been tipping
you would have been tipping
they would have been tipping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you tip
we let´s tip
you tip
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to tip
Past participle
tipped
Present Participle
tipping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIP

tiny
tip and run
tip of the iceberg
tip one´s hat
tip the scales
tip the wink
tip truck
tip-and-run
tip-cart
tip-off
tip-tilted
tip-up
tip-up seat
tip-up truck
tipcat
tipi
tipless
Tipp-Ex
tippable
tipped

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIP

championship
chip
clip
dip
flip
friendship
gossip
hip
leadership
membership
nip
partnership
relationship
rip
ship
skip
slip
strip
trip
zip

Synonyms and antonyms of tip in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TIP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tip» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tip
acme · angle · apex · back · baksheesh · bend · cap · cock · cover · crown · decant · discharge · ditch · drain · drop · dump · empty · end · extremity · ferrule · finish · gen · gift · gratuity · head · heads up · hint · incline · jettison · lean · midden · nib · peak · perquisite · pinnacle · point · pointer · pour · pourboire · predict · present · prong · recommend · remunerate · reward · slop · slosh · spill · spire · suggestion · summit · surmount · sweeten · sweetener · tilt · top · unload · vertex · zenith

Translation of «tip» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIP

Find out the translation of tip to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tip from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tip» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尖稍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punta
570 millions of speakers

English

tip
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टिप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طَرَفٌ مُدَبَّب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кончик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডগা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bout
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tip
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spitze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

先端
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टीप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bahşiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

estremità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koniuszek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кінчик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vârf
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άκρη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wenk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spets
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tupp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tip

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIP»

The term «tip» is very widely used and occupies the 2.089 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tip» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tip» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tip

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10 QUOTES WITH «TIP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tip.
1
Alan Ball
I certainly believe that what we perceive as humans is just the tip of the iceberg. I don't necessarily believe in vampires or werewolves or that kind of thing, but I believe there is definitely a realm we don't necessarily have access to.
2
Linwood Barclay
Al Gore, the former vice-president of the United States, lives in a mansion that uses more electricity than the average family's bungalow! David Suzuki rides on a bus that uses more fuel than a Smart car to get across Canada! Oh my God! And this is just the tip of the vanishing iceberg!
3
Rachel Bilson
My quick beauty tip is always have a tinted gloss of some kind to give you some color even if you have no makeup on.
4
Simon Bird
If people are asking me for clubbing tips, then they're in real trouble. My clubbing tip is never go to a club, because they're horrible and I hate them. I'm more of a dinner party guy.
5
Daniel Boulud
In the springtime, we have softshell crab from Maryland, which I'd never had until I came to America. In the summer and early fall, we have striped bass, 'stripeys,' which come all the way up the Hudson River but mostly gather in the sound at the tip of Long Island, off Montauk.
6
Ray Bradbury
We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.
7
Zach Braff
In New York, we tip everyone. We tip doormen, we tip cab drivers, and we tip bartenders at the bar. You'll get quite an evil eye if you don't leave a tip at the bar.
8
Michael Caine
My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.
9
Joe Cocker
A lot of times when you're young and carefree, you don't realize, when you tip over the edge, how difficult it is to climb back in.
10
Amanda Crew
My biggest beauty tip would be exfoliation, exfoliation, exfoliation! After a lifetime of almost no breakouts, I started having some pretty embarrassing ones and learned that if you don't exfoliate, your skin has a hard time shedding the old skin and therefore clogs your pores and causes zits.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIP»

Discover the use of tip in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tip and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked
Chris Matthews was an eyewitness to this story as a top aide to Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill, who waged a principled war of political ideals with President Reagan from 1980 to 1986.
Chris Matthews, 2013
2
Scanning Probe Microscopy: The Lab on a Tip
Novel applications and the latest important results are also presented, and the book closes with a look at the future prospects of scanning probe microscopy, also discussing related techniques in nanoscience.
Ernst Meyer, Hans Josef Hug, Roland Bennewitz, 2004
3
Tip-edge Orthodontics and the Plus Bracket
This comprehensive guide on the innovative Tip-Edge appliance introduces the concept of differential tooth movement into what is essentially a straight-wire bracket system.
Richard Parkhouse, 2009
4
Tip-Based Nanofabrication: Fundamentals and Applications
Tip-Based Nanofabrication: Fundamentals and Applications discusses the development of cantilevered nanotips and how they evolved from scanning probe microscopy and are able to manipulate environments at nanoscale on substrates generating ...
Ampere A. Tseng, 2011
5
On the Tip of My Tongue: Questions, Facts, Curiosities and ...
It can be played with family, friends, enemies - or on your own. But however you want to play it, you're sure to suffer the hopeless frustration of finding the next answer is … On the Tip of My Tongue.
David Gentle, 2009
6
Tip-Tap Pop
In a touching story about a granddaughter adjusting to her grandfather after he develops Alzheimer's, Rosa and Pop have been tap dancing together since before she could talk, but Pop has become very forgetful and can no longer dance--until ...
Sarah Lynn, 2010
7
Tip of the Spear: U.S. Marine Light Armor in the Gulf War
Selected for the Marine Commandant's Reading List when first published in hardcover, this book offers a vivid, firsthand account of Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War.
G. J. Michaels, 2008
8
Tip-edge Orthodontics
Written by an author with a worldwide reputation as one of the foremost proponents of the Tip-Edge System, this book is a comprehensive introduction to the use of the Tip-Edge orthodontic appliance.
Richard Parkhouse, 2003
9
Q Tip
You will find this book exciting and exhilerating, and written in such a way that you can put yourself there as an Officer, Inmate or Convict.
Brenda K., 2004
10
The Last Word: Tales from the Tip of the Mother Tongue
Witty and utterly delightful, The Last Word will tease, tickle and tantalise those who enjoy all things lexical.
Ben Macintyre, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tip is used in the context of the following news items.
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Amy Schumer Gave a Waiter With 2 Jobs a 1000% Tip
Amy Schumer may have just bought herself a very devoted fan. The star of Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer recently left a waiter a $500 tip on a $49 bill. «TIME, Jun 15»
2
Gumbo-Loving Customer Leaves $2000 Tip Just Because
The staff at Blue 44, a restaurant in Washington, D.C., had their faith in humanity revived when one of their regulars decided to tip $2,000 for a $93 bill. «Yahoo Food, May 15»
3
Kansas Governor Brownback Gets Note From Waitress: 'Tip the …
The governor of Kansas was taken to school by a waitress who objected to his controversial school funding program - and her tip to Gov. Sam Brownback went ... «NBCNews.com, May 15»
4
Rihanna makes history again as voice of "Tip" in 3-D film "Home"
Rihanna is a pop star of many firsts. The first woman to be featured on the cover of GQ's “Men of the Year” issue in 2012, the most streamed female artist in the ... «MSNBC, Mar 15»
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No-tip restaurant offers food for thought on pay, benefits
The group doesn't track the number of no-tip models among the nation's nearly 1 million eateries, but examples have popped up over the past year in Pittsburgh, ... «New York Daily News, Jan 15»
6
Caught on video: San Francisco police officer appears to tip man in …
A police investigation is underway after new video surfaced which appears to show a San Francisco police officer trying to tip a disabled man out of his ... «abc7news.com, Jan 15»
7
Ann Arbor pizza delivery driver surprised with $2000 tip
It's not every night that a pizza delivery driver receives a $2,000 tip. But that's what happened Thursday to one Ann Arbor driver who delivered a single pizza to a ... «Detroit Free Press, Jan 15»
8
Lotta Dough: Pizza Delivery Guy Gets More Than $20K After Viral …
A Massachusetts pizza delivery man shown on video being harassed by car dealership workers over a $7 tip has earned back that amount — times thousands. «Patch.com, Jan 15»
9
Fare enough: Cabbie gets big tip in the City of Brotherly Love
"The mystery rider told Mr. Maiga that he appreciated how professional he and his cab were and that he wanted to give him the enormous tip before wishing him ... «CNN, Jan 15»
10
West Virginia upsets UConn for Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Defending national champion Connecticut came to the Puerto Rico Tip-Off this week hoping to get an idea of what it needed to work ... «ESPN, Nov 14»

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