tips

Meaning

1. The tip of the external ear.
2. A small earpiece or earplug.
3. The part of an earbud that contours to the ear canal.
4. The removal of the tip of a cat's ear, done to indicate that the cat has been fixed.
5. The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
6. A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.
7. The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
8. (chiefly in the plural) A small piece of meat.
9. A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
10. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
11. To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.
12. (skittles) The knocking over of a skittle.
13. An act of tipping up or tilting.
14. An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump.
15. Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
16. (by extension) A recycling centre.
17. A very untidy place.
18. (To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.
19. (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.
20. To drink.
21. To dump (refuse).
22. To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor.
23. To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.
24. A light blow or tap.
25. To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.
26. A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.
27. To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.
28. To give, pass.
29. A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc.
30. A piece of advice.
31. To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.
32. A kick or phase; one's current habits or behaviour.
33. A particular arena or sphere of interest; a front.

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data