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as in advice
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
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as in scoop
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
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as in dividend
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed
a customer who always gives his paper carrier a very generous tip at Christmastime
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as in landfill
chiefly British
a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped
you simply cannot dispose of leftover petrol at the tip
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as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle
be careful because if you tip your cup any more, you'll spill your tea
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as in tilted
to set or cause to be at an angle
be careful because if you tip your cup any more, you'll spill your tea
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Recent Examples of tip
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Among their tips for Saturday: deescalate, empathize, listen, never touch a police officer.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
McConkey tipped the ball up to himself with one hand and made the catch.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Switching to the higher-resolution ultra-wide camera would bring the S25 Ultra in line with Google’s Pixel 9 Pro, which uses a 48-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and potentially with Apple’s 2025 iPhone 16 Pro, which is hotly tipped to undergo a similar ultra-wide camera upgrade.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Tipsters can also call the CCSO tip line at 509-667-6845 or submit your information online at https://www.co.chelan.wa.us/sheriff/forms/submit-a-tip.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Among their tips for Saturday: deescalate, empathize, listen, never touch a police officer.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Verb
Do not tip at self-checkout stations, fast-food counters or drive-through windows.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
McConkey tipped the ball up to himself with one hand and made the catch.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Verb
The Herald was also tipped off about letters that had been sent to Fernandez Rundle concerning new allegations against Kamlet that were also inexplicably not part of his case file.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Switching to the higher-resolution ultra-wide camera would bring the S25 Ultra in line with Google’s Pixel 9 Pro, which uses a 48-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and potentially with Apple’s 2025 iPhone 16 Pro, which is hotly tipped to undergo a similar ultra-wide camera upgrade.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip
pointed
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His glasses were fogged up, tilted at an angle across the pointed frame of his nose.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 June 2025
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Joey didn’t stop there, mocking Vaughn’s relationship with Lamar with particularly pointed bars.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 June 2025
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“Tip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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