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tip

2[tip] verb, tipped, tip⋅ping, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to cause to assume a slanting or sloping position; incline; tilt.
2. to overturn, upset, or overthrow (often fol. by over).
3. to remove or lift (one's hat or cap) in salutation.
4. British. to dispose of by dumping: The dustmen tipped the rubbish on the municipal dump.
–verb (used without object)
5. to assume a slanting or sloping position; incline.
6. to tilt up at one end and down at the other; slant.
7. to be overturned or upset: The car tipped into the ditch.
8. to tumble or topple (usually fol. by over): The lamp on the table tipped over.
–noun
9. the act of tipping.
10. the state of being tipped.
11. British.
a. a dump for refuse, as that from a mine.
b. Informal. an untidy place, esp. a room: They must have packed and left in a rush, because the place is an absolute tip.
12. tip one's hand, to reveal one's plans, true feelings, etc., often unintentionally.

Origin:
1300–50; earlier tipen, ME typen to upset, overturn


tip⋅pa⋅ble, adjective
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Word Origin & History

tip  (v.3)
"light, sharp blow or tap," c.1466, possibly from Low Ger. tippen "to poke, touch lightly," related to M.L.G. tip "end, point," and thus connected to tip (n.); or else connected with tap (v.) "to strike lightly." The noun in this sense is attested from 1567.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

tip

Information unavailable to the general public that, if accurate, could produce extraordinary profits for an investor who acts on it in a security transaction.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: tip
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: tipped; tip·ping
: to provide a tip to or about —often used with offtip·per noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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