tip¹ (tĭp)

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[Middle English.]

noun 

1. The end of a pointed or projecting object.
2. A piece or an attachment, such as a cap or ferrule, meant to be fitted to the end of something else: the barbed tip of a harpoon.

transitive verb: tipped, tip·ping, tips. 

1. To furnish with a tip.
2. To cover or decorate the tip of: tip strawberries with chocolate.
3. To remove the tip of: tip artichokes.
4. To dye the ends of (hair or fur) in order to blend or improve appearance.

phrasal verbs

tip in

To attach (an insert) in a book by gluing along the binding edge: tip in a color plate.

tip² (tĭp)

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[Middle English tipen.]

verb: tipped, tip·ping, tips. 

transitive verb 

1. To push or knock over; overturn or topple: bumped the table and tipped a vase.
2. To move to a slanting position; tilt: tipped the sideview mirror slightly downward; a weight that tipped the balance.
3. To touch or raise (one's hat) in greeting.
4. Chiefly British
   1. To empty (something) by overturning; dump.
   2. To dump (rubbish, for example).

intransitive verb 

1. To topple over; overturn.
2. To become tilted; slant. See synonyms at slant

noun 

1. The act of tipping.
2. A tilt or slant; an incline.
3. Chiefly British An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine.

idioms

tip (one's) hand

To reveal one's resources or intentions.

tip the scales

To register weight (at a certain amount). To offset the balance of a situation.

tip³ (tĭp)

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[From Middle English tippe, a tap, perhaps of Low German origin.]

verb: tipped, tip·ping, tips. 

transitive verb 

1. To strike gently; tap.
2. 1. Baseball To hit (a pitched ball) with the side of the bat so that it glances off.
   2. Sports To tap or deflect (a ball or puck, for example), especially in scoring.

intransitive verb 

1. Sports To deflect or glance off. Used of a ball or puck.
2. Lower Southern U.S. To tiptoe.

noun 

1. A light blow; a tap.
2. Baseball A pitched ball that is tipped: a foul tip.

tip⁴ (tĭp)

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[Origin unknown.]

noun 

1. A small sum of money given to someone for performing a service; a gratuity.
2. 1. A piece of confidential, advance, or inside information: got a tip on the next race.
   2. A helpful hint: a column of tips on gardening.

verb: tipped, tip·ping, tips. 

transitive verb 

1. 1. To give a tip to: tipped the waiter generously.
   2. To give as a tip: He tipped a dollar and felt that it was enough.
2. To provide with a piece of confidential, advance, or inside information: a disgruntled gang member who tipped the police to the planned robbery.

intransitive verb 

To give tips or a tip: one who tips lavishly.

derivatives

tiṕper

noun