Tip vs. Tup

Tipnoun

The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.

‘the tip of one's nose’;

Tupnoun

A male sheep, a ram.

Tipnoun

A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.

‘a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.’;

Tupnoun

The head of a hammer, and particularly of a steam-driven hammer.

Tipnoun

(music) The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.

Tupnoun

Two pence.

Tipnoun

A small piece of meat.

‘chicken tips over rice, pork tips, marinated alligator tips’;

Tupverb

To mate; used of a ram mating with a ewe.

Tipnoun

A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.

Tupverb

(slang) To have sex with, to bonk, etc.

Tipnoun

A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.

Tupverb

To butt: said of a ram.

Tipnoun

The knocking over of a skittle.

Tupverb

To butt, as a ram does.

Tipnoun

An act of tipping up or tilting.

Tupverb

To cover; - said of a ram.

Tipnoun

An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump.

Tupnoun

A ram.

Tipnoun

Rubbish thrown from a quarry.

Tupnoun

uncastrated adult male sheep;

‘a British term is `tup'’;

Tipnoun

A recycling centre.

Tipnoun

(colloquial) A very untidy place.

Tipnoun

The act of deflecting with one's fingers, especially the fingertips

Tipnoun

A tram for expeditiously transferring coal.

Tipnoun

A light blow or tap.

Tipnoun

A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.

Tipnoun

A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc.

Tipnoun

A piece of advice.

Tipverb

(transitive) To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.

Tipverb

(ergative) (To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.

Tipverb

(ergative) (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.

Tipverb

To drink.

Tipverb

(transitive) To dump (refuse).

Tipverb

To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor.

Tipverb

(transitive) To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.

Tipverb

To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.

Tipverb

To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.

‘In some cities waiters must be tipped.’;

Tipverb

To give, pass.

Tipverb

To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.

Tipnoun

The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.

‘To the very tip of the nose.’;

Tipnoun

An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.

Tipnoun

A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.

Tipnoun

A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.

Tipnoun

Rubbish thrown from a quarry.

Tipnoun

A light touch or blow; a tap.

Tipnoun

A gift; a douceur; a fee.

Tipnoun

A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like.

Tipverb

To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver.

‘With truncheon tipped with iron head.’; ‘Tipped with jet,Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press.’;

Tipverb

To strike slightly; to tap.

‘A third rogue tips me by the elbow.’;

Tipverb

To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant.

Tipverb

To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.

Tipverb

To fall on, or incline to, one side.

Tipnoun

the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

Tipnoun

a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

Tipnoun

an indication of potential opportunity;

‘he got a tip on the stock market’; ‘a good lead for a job’;

Tipnoun

a V shape;

‘the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points’;

Tipnoun

the top point of a mountain or hill;

‘the view from the peak was magnificent’; ‘they clambered to the summit of Monadnock’;

Tipverb

cause to tilt;

‘tip the screen upward’;

Tipverb

mark with a tip;

‘tip the arrow with the small stone’;

Tipverb

give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation;

‘Remember to tip the waiter’; ‘fee the steward’;

Tipverb

cause to topple or tumble by pushing

Tipverb

to incline or bend from a vertical position;

‘She leaned over the banister’;

Tipverb

walk on one's toes

Tipverb

strike lightly;

‘He tapped me on the shoulder’;

Tipverb

give insider information or advise to;

‘He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot’;

Tipverb

remove the tip from;

‘tip artichokes’;