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1 N‑COUNT The tip of something long and narrow is the end of it. □ [+ of ] The sleeves covered his hands to the tips of his fingers. □ [+ of ] She poked and shifted things with the tip of her walking stick.

2 VERB If you tip an object or part of your body or if it tips , it moves into a sloping position with one end or side higher than the other. □ [V n adv/prep] He leaned away from her, and she had to tip her head back to see him. □ [V ] A young boy is standing on a stool, reaching for a cookie jar, and the stool is about to tip.

3 VERB If you tip something somewhere, you pour it there. □ [V n prep] Tip the vegetables into a bowl. □ [V n with adv] Tip away the salt and wipe the pan.

4 VERB To tip rubbish means to get rid of it by leaving it somewhere. [BRIT ] □ [V n] …the costs of tipping rubbish in landfills. □ [V ] How do you stop people tipping? □ [V -ed] We live in a street off Soho Road and there's rubbish tipped everywhere. in AM, use dump 5 N‑COUNT A tip is a place where rubbish is left. [BRIT ] in AM, use garbage dump 6 N‑COUNT If you describe a place as a tip , you mean it is very untidy. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  The flat is an absolute tip.

7 VERB If you tip someone such as a waiter in a restaurant, you give them some money in order to thank them for their services. □ [V n] Do you really think it's customary to tip the waiters? □ [V n amount] She tipped the barmen 10 dollars and bought drinks all round. [Also V ] ●  tip|ping N‑UNCOUNT □  A 10 percent service charge is added in lieu of tipping.

8 N‑COUNT If you give a tip to someone such as a waiter in a restaurant, you give them some money to thank them for their services. □  I gave the barber a tip.

9 N‑COUNT A tip is a useful piece of advice. □ [+ on ] It shows how to prepare a CV, and gives tips on applying for jobs. [Also + for ]

10 VERB [usu passive] If a person is tipped to do something or is tipped for success at something, experts or journalists believe that they will do that thing or achieve that success. [BRIT ] □ [be V -ed to-inf] He is tipped to be the country's next foreign minister. □ [be V -ed + for ] He was widely tipped for success.

11 N‑COUNT Someone's tip for a race or competition is their advice on its likely result, especially to someone who wants to bet money on the result. □ [+ for ] United are still my tip for the Title.

12 PHRASE If you say that a problem is the tip of the iceberg , you mean that it is one small part of a much larger problem. □  The people who have died so far could be just the tip of the iceberg.

13 PHRASE If something tips the scales or tips the balance , it gives someone a slight advantage. □  Today's slightly shorter race could well help to tip the scales in his favour.

14 PHRASE If a comment or question is on the tip of your tongue , you really want to say it or ask it, but you decide not to say it. □  It was on the tip of Mahoney's tongue to say the boss was out.

▸  tip off PHRASAL VERB If someone tips you off , they give you information about something that has happened or is going to happen. □ [V n P ] Greg tipped police off on his car phone about a suspect drunk driver. □ [V P n] He was arrested two days later after a friend tipped off the FBI.