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tip·toe
/
ˈtɪpˌtoʊ
/
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-toh
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noun, verb,
-toed,
-toe·ing,
adjective, adverb
noun
1.
the tip or end of a toe.
verb (used without object)
2.
to move or go on tiptoe, as with caution or stealth:
She tiptoed out of the room.
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adjective
3.
characterized by standing or walking on tiptoe.
4.
straining upward.
5.
eagerly expectant.
6.
cautious; stealthy.
adverb
7.
eagerly or cautiously; on tiptoe.
Idiom
8.
on tiptoe,
a.
on the tips of one's toes.
b.
expectant; eager:
With Christmas coming, the children were on tiptoe.
c.
stealthily; cautiously:
The concert had already begun, so he entered the back of the hall on tiptoe.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
tiptoon
(plural noun).
See
tip
1
,
toe
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tiptoe
(ˈtɪpˌtəʊ)
—
vb
,
-toes
,
-toeing
,
-toed
1.
to walk with the heels off the ground and the weight supported by the ball of the foot and the toes
2.
to walk silently or stealthily
—
n
3.
on tiptoe
a. on the tips of the toes or on the ball of the foot and the toes
b. eagerly anticipating something
c. stealthily or silently
—
adv
4.
on tiptoe
—
adj
5.
walking or standing on tiptoe
6.
stealthy or silent
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Idioms & Phrases
tiptoe
see
on tiptoe
.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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