tipping

Plural: tippings

Verb

Verb Forms: tipping

• The act of inclining or causing something to lean.
• cause to tilt
• mark with a tip
• give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on
• cause to topple or tumble by pushing
• to incline or bend from a vertical position
• walk on one's toes
• strike lightly
• give insider information or advise to
• remove the tip from
• present participle and gerund of tip

Noun

• The practice of leaving a tip (gratuity).
• The act by which something is tipped or inclined.
• The dumping of rubbish.
• A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-tonguing.
• A competition where entrants aim to tip (predict) the outcomes of sporting events.

Examples

• TIPPING a tray of letters onto the Scrabble board would certainly rearrange the game.

Synonyms

angle, bung, fee, lean, slant, tap, tilt, tip, tip off, tippytoe, tiptoe, topple, tumble

Related Words

footy tipping, tipper

Anagrams of tipping