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▸  tip over PHRASAL VERB If you tip something over or if it tips over , it falls over or turns over. □ [V n P ] He tipped the table over in front of him. □ [V P n] She tipped over the chair and collapsed into the corner with a splintering crash. □ [V P ] We grabbed it just as it was about to tip over.

▸  tip up PHRASAL VERB If you tip something up or if it tips up , it moves into a sloping position with one end or side higher than the other. □ [V P n] We had to tip up the bed and the model was in grave danger of falling off it! □ [V n P ] Tip the bottle up so it's in the same position as it would be when feeding the baby. □ [V P ] The aircraft levelled out, and tipped up again for its climb to 20,000 feet. COLLOCATIONS tip NOUN 9

noun + tip : insider, style, travel

adjective + tip : handy, hot, top, useful

verb + tip : offer, provide, share

ti p-off (tip-offs ) N‑COUNT A tip-off is a piece of information or a warning that you give to someone, often privately or secretly. □  The man was arrested at his home after a tip-off to police from a member of the public.

-tipped /-t I pt/ COMB -tipped combines with nouns to form adjectives that describe something as having a tip made of a particular substance or covered with a particular material. □  In his hand, he carried a gold-tipped crook. □  …poison-tipped arrows.

tip|ple /t I p ^ə l/ (tipples ) N‑COUNT A person's tipple is the alcoholic drink that they usually drink. [mainly BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  My favourite tipple is a glass of port.

tip|ster /t I pstə ^r / (tipsters ) N‑COUNT A tipster is someone who tells you, usually in exchange for money, which horses they think will win particular races, so that you can bet money on the horses.

tip|sy /t I psi/ ADJ If someone is tipsy , they are slightly drunk. □  I'm feeling a bit tipsy.

tip|toe /t I ptoʊ/ (tiptoes , tiptoeing , tiptoed )

1 VERB If you tiptoe somewhere, you walk there very quietly without putting your heels on the floor when you walk. □ [V prep/adv] She slipped out of bed and tiptoed to the window. [Also V ]

2 PHRASE If you do something on tiptoe or on tiptoes , you do it standing or walking on the front part of your foot, without putting your heels on the ground. □  She leaned her bike against the stone wall and stood on tiptoe to peer over it.

ti p-to p also tiptop ADJ [usu ADJ n] You can use tip-top to indicate that something is extremely good. [INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED ] □  Her hair was thick, glossy and in tip-top condition.

ti|rade /ta I re I d/ (tirades ) N‑COUNT A tirade is a long angry speech in which someone criticizes a person or thing. □ [+ against ] She launched into a tirade against the policies that ruined her business.

tire /ta I ə ^r / (tires , tiring , tired )

1 VERB If something tires you or if you tire , you feel that you have used a lot of energy and you want to rest or sleep. □ [V n] If driving tires you, take the train. □ [V ] He tired easily, though he was unable to sleep well at night.

2 VERB [no passive] If you tire of something, you no longer wish to do it, because you have become bored of it or unhappy with it. □ [V + of ] He felt he would never tire of international cricket.

3 N‑COUNT A tire is the same as a tyre . [AM ]

▸  tire out PHRASAL VERB If something tires you out , it makes you exhausted. □ [V n P ] The oppressive afternoon heat had quite tired him out. □ [V P n] His objective was to tire out the climbers. ●  tired out ADJ □  He was obviously tired out.

tired ◆◇◇ /ta I ə ^r d/