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Meaning of tip

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tip
      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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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