Antonyms for tip

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : tip

Phonetic Transcription : tɪp

Definition of tip

Origin : "to slope, overturn," c.1300, possibly from Scandinavian, or a special use of tip (n.). Intransitive sense of "fall over" is recorded from 1520s. Related: Tipped; tipping. Tipping point attested by 1972.

noun very top
noun gratuity paid
verb knock over; cause to lean
verb give inside information

Example sentences :

Often it has been on the tip of my tongue, and then it slipped away from me.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

Her tail bristled a little as it curled at the tip like a snake.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

I could see the tip of One-Tusk's trunk go up with a start every time he winded it.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

Git hould of the girl Cynthie, an' give her the tip that things is purty bad.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

He was proud of himself, from his silky bangs to the tip of his tasselled tail.
Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston

Anybody can criticise music when he knows a tip or two like that.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

To be crushed, as it were, under the tip of a forefinger was an unpleasant experience.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

He was glad that Ray Minturn had never called him Tip, nor heard him called so.
Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy

Somebody told Mr. Dewey who was coming, and he was just ready to say, "Hallo, Tip!"
Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy

Tip got on better at home than anywhere else; he had not so many temptations.
Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy

Synonyms for tip

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