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tip (one's) hand

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tip 2   (tĭp)   
v.   tipped, tip·ping, tips

v.   tr.
  1. To push or knock over; overturn or topple: bumped the table and tipped a vase.

  2. To move to a slanting position; tilt: tipped the sideview mirror slightly downward; a weight that tipped the balance.

  3. To touch or raise (one's hat) in greeting.

  4. Chiefly British

    1. To empty (something) by overturning; dump.

    2. To dump (rubbish, for example).

v.   intr.
  1. To topple over; overturn.

  2. To become tilted; slant. See Synonyms at slant.

n.  
  1. The act of tipping.

  2. A tilt or slant; an incline.

  3. Chiefly British An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine.


[Middle English tipen.]
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