tip

¹tip

noun

Definition of TIP

1

a piece of advice or useful information especially from an expert <got some tips from a horticulturist on how to get my violets to bloom>

Synonyms hint, lead, pointer

Related Words advice, advisement, assistance, counsel, guidance, recommendation, suggestion; caution, cautioning, sign, signal, telltale, tip-off, warning; brief, direction, feedback, instruction, observation; prompt, reminder, urging; answer, clue, solution

2

information not generally available to the public <investigators are trying to determine whether the investor illegally received a tip that the company's stock was about to plunge>

Synonyms book, 411 [slang], inside, lowdown, poop [slang], scoop, skinny [slang], tip

Related Words dirt, dish, gossip, rumor, story; hint, pointer; information, intelligence, news, tidings, word

Near Antonyms ancient history, open secret