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tip3 /tip/ transitive verb (tippˈing; tipped)- To give, hand, pass, convey
- To give a tip to
- To indicate
intransitive verb To give tips noun- A gift of money in return for services, in excess of any charges, a gratuity
- A hint or piece of special, usu inside information supposed to be useful (eg in betting, examinations, etc)
- A helpful or casual piece of advice
- A trick or dodge
ORIGIN: Orig rogues' cant tippˈer noun A person giving the tip specified, as in a generous tipper tippˈing noun tipˈster noun A person who makes a living by providing tips, esp about horses on which to bet tipˈ-off noun (pl tipˈ-offs) A hint, warning, a piece of secret information (eg about a crime) (see also under tip4) tip sheet noun - A leaflet offering advice
- A newspaper containing tips on likely movements in financial markets
tip off To give a tip-off to tip someone the wink To convey a secret hint wink1 /wingk/ intransitive verb- To shut an eye briefly
- To do this as a sign, hint or communication, eg to convey an amused understanding
- To shut the eyes (obsolete)
- To blink
- To seem not to see
- To connive (usu with at)
- To flicker, twinkle
transitive verb- To close and open (an eye) quickly
- To flicker
- To express by flashlights
noun- The act of winking
- A hint conveyed, or as if conveyed, by winking
- A blink
- A closing of the eyes for sleep, or a short spell of sleep, as in forty winks, not sleep a wink
- A flicker
- A very small time or distance
ORIGIN: OE wincian; Ger winken winkˈer noun - Someone who winks
- (usu in pl) a horse's blinker
- An eye, eyelid or eyelash (dialect and N Am inf)
- The nictitating membrane of a bird's eye
- A small bellows in an organ, regulated by a spring, controlling variations of wind pressure
- Either of the flashing direction indicators on a motor vehicle (informal)
winkˈing noun The act of giving a wink adjective (Shakespeare)Closed, or with eyes shut, or blind winkˈingly adverb winkˈ-a-peep noun (dialect) The scarlet pimpernel easy as winking Very easily indeed forty winks see under forty like winking (slang) Very rapidly tip someone the wink (informal) To give someone a useful hint |