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tump
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?mp/
- Rhymes: -?mp
Etymology 1
Compare Welsh twmp, twm.
Noun
tump (plural tumps)
- (Britain, rare) A mound or hillock.
- R. D. Blackmore
- […] winding to the southward, he stopped his little nag short of the crest, and got off and looked ahead of him, from behind a tump of whortles.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ainsworth to this entry?)
- R. D. Blackmore
Verb
tump (third-person singular simple present tumps, present participle tumping, simple past and past participle tumped)
- (transitive) To form a mass of earth or a hillock around.
Etymology 2
Possibly from tumpoke.
Verb
tump (third-person singular simple present tumps, present participle tumping, simple past and past participle tumped)
- (transitive, Southern US) to bump, knock (usually used with "over", possibly a combination of "tip" and "dump")
- (intransitive, Southern US) To fall over.
- (US, dialect) To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after it has been killed.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bartlett to this entry?)
Etymology 3
From Penobscot [Term?]; see tumpline for more.
Noun
tump (plural tumps)
- (uncommon) A tumpline.
Irish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
tump m (genitive singular tumpa, nominative plural tumpanna)
- butt, thump
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- "tump" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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tip
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /t?p/
- Rhymes: -?p
Etymology 1
From Middle English tip, typ, tippe, probably from an unrecorded Old English *typpa, *typpe, from Proto-Germanic *tuppijô, *tuppij? (“tip”), diminutive of *tuppaz (“top”).
Noun
tip (plural tips)
- The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil. [From 15th c.]
- 1848, Anne Bronte, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall:
- When he woke up, about half an hour after, he called it to him again, but Dash only looked sheepish and wagged the tip of his tail.
- 1848, Anne Bronte, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall:
- A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration. [From 15th c.]
- (music) The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
- (chiefly in the plural) A small piece of meat.
- chicken tips over rice, pork tips, marinated alligator tips
- 1998, Alan Morris, Between Earth and Sky (Guardians of the North book 4; ?ISBN:
- He dutifully speared a beef tip and chewed it with false gusto.
- A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
- A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
- Synonym of eartip (“part of earbuds”)
Synonyms
- (extreme end of something): extremity
Hyponyms
- (extreme end of something): tooltip
Translations
Verb
tip (third-person singular simple present tips, present participle tipping, simple past and past participle tipped)
- (transitive) To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of. [From 15th c.]
- 1598, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act V:
- I thinke he thinkes vpon the sauage bull: / Tush, feare not man, wee'll tip thy hornes with gold, / And all Europa shall reioyce at thee [...].
- truncheon tipped with iron head
- The furry nations harbour-tipt with jet, / Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act V:
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Late Middle English tippen, possibly from North Germanic/Scandinavian (compare Swedish tippa (“to topple over”)), or a special use of Etymology 1.
Verb
tip (third-person singular simple present tips, present participle tipping, simple past and past participle tipped)
- (ergative) (To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn. [(transitive) From early 14th c.] [(intransitive) From earlier 16th c.]
- (ergative) (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced. [From 17th c.]
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick:
- the brief suspended agony of the boat, as it would tip for an instant on the knife-like edge of the sharper waves, that almost seemed threatening to cut it in two […]
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick:
- (transitive, slang, dated) To drink. [From 18th c.]
- (transitive) To dump (refuse). [From 19th c.]
- (US, transitive) To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor. [From 20th c.]
- 1993, DRS, “Gangsta Lean (This Is For My Homies)”:
- I tip my 40 to your memory.
- 1993, DRS, “Gangsta Lean (This Is For My Homies)”:
- (transitive) To deflect with one?s fingers, especially one?s fingertips.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
tip (plural tips)
- (skittles, obsolete) The knocking over of a skittle. [From 17th c.]
- An act of tipping up or tilting. [From 19th c.]
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump. [From 19th c.]
- 1972 May 18, Jon Tinker, Must we waste rubbish?, New Scientist, page 389,
- As the tip slowly squashes under its own weight, bacteria rot away the organic matter, mainly anaerobically with the generation of methane.
- 2009, Donna Kelly, 'Don't dump on Hepburn's top tip', The Hepburn Advocate, Fairfax Digital
- When I was a kid I used to love going to the tip.
- 2009, Rother District Council, Rother District Council Website
- There are two rubbish tips in Rother.
- 2009, Beck Vass, 'Computer collectibles saved from the tip' The New Zealand Herald, Technology section, APN Holdings NZ Ltd
- Computer collectibles saved from the tip
- 1972 May 18, Jon Tinker, Must we waste rubbish?, New Scientist, page 389,
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, by extension) A recycling centre.
- (colloquial) A very untidy place. [From 20th c.]
- The act of deflecting with one's fingers, especially the fingertips
- A tram for expeditiously transferring coal.
Translations
Etymology 3
Of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Etymology 1 and cognate with Dutch tippen, German tippen, Swedish tippa.
Verb
tip (third-person singular simple present tips, present participle tipping, simple past and past participle tipped)
- (now rare) To hit quickly and lightly; to tap. [From later 15th c.]
- 1708, John Partridge, Squire Bickerstaff Detected
- A third rogue tips me by the elbow.
- 1708, John Partridge, Squire Bickerstaff Detected
Noun
tip (plural tips)
- (now rare) A light blow or tap. [From later 16th c.]
Etymology 4
Originally thieves' slang, of uncertain origin; according to the OED, probably related to sense 1.
Verb
tip (third-person singular simple present tips, present participle tipping, simple past and past participle tipped)
- To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service. [From early 18th c.]
- (thieves? slang) To give, pass. [From early 17th c.]
Derived terms
- tipper
- tipping
Translations
Noun
tip (plural tips)
- A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation. [From mid-18th c.]
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula:
- A half crown tip put the deputy's knowledge at my disposal, and I learned that Mr. Bloxam [...] had left for his work at five o'clock that morning.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula:
Descendants
- ? Korean: ? (tip)
Translations
Synonyms
- See gratuity
Etymology 5
Probably from to tip (“give, pass”) or to tip (“tap”), or a combination of the two.
Noun
tip (plural tips)
- A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc. [From mid-19th c.]
- A piece of advice.
Synonyms
- hint
Derived terms
Descendants
- German: Tipp
Translations
Verb
tip (third-person singular simple present tips, present participle tipping, simple past and past participle tipped)
- To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc. [From later 19th c.]
Derived terms
- tip off
Translations
Translations
Etymology 6
Noun
tip (plural tips)
- (African-American Vernacular) A kick or phase; one's current habits or behaviour.
- (African-American Vernacular) A particular arena or sphere of interest; a front.
References
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:tip.
Anagrams
- ITP, PIT, PTI, TPI, pit, tpi
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?tip/
- Rhymes: -ip
Adjective
tip (feminine tipa, masculine plural tips, feminine plural tipes)
- full, as in sated or satisfied (including to excess)
Noun
tip m (plural tips)
- excess (of food or drink)
Cebuano
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English tip.
Noun
tip
- tip (gratuity)
- tip; tip-off
Verb
tip
- to tip (give a small gratuity)
- to tip off (inform someone confidentially)
Etymology 2
Ellipsis for English tip sheet.
Noun
tip
- lottery tip sheet
Czech
Etymology
From English tip.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?t?p]
- Hyphenation: tip
- Rhymes: -?p
- Homophone: typ
Noun
tip m inan
- tip, guess
Declension
Derived terms
- tipnout
- tipovat
Further reading
- tip in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- tip in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?p/
- Hyphenation: tip
- Rhymes: -?p
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch tip, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tuppijô, *tuppij? (“tip”), a diminutive of *tuppaz.
Noun
tip m (plural tippen, diminutive tipje n)
- tip, extreme end of something
- Synonyms: eind, einde, end, punt, uiteinde
Hyponyms
- piek
- top
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English tip.
Noun
tip m (plural tips, diminutive tipje n)
- tip, small amount of money left for a waiter, taxi driver, etc. as a token of appreciation
- Synonym: fooi
- tip, piece of good advice
- hint, tip
See also
- hint
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
tip
- first-person singular present indicative of tippen
- imperative of tippen
Anagrams
- pit
Romanian
Etymology
French type, Latin typus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tip/
Noun
tip m (plural tipi, feminine equivalent tip?)
- guy
Declension
Noun
tip n (plural tipuri)
- prototype, model
- type, style
Declension
Synonyms
- prototip (1)
- fel (2)
Sakizaya
Noun
tip
- east
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????? (túpos, “mark, impression, type”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tî?p/
Noun
t?p m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- type
- (colloquial) person (usually male), guy, bloke, dude
Declension
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tí?p/
Noun
t?p m inan
- type
Inflection
Spanish
Etymology
From English tip
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tip/, [?t?ip]
Noun
tip m (plural tips)
- tip (advice)
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tip]
Noun
tip (definite accusative tipi, plural tipler)
- type
- (colloquial) strange or peculiar person
Declension
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