tip

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
2. A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.
3. The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
4. A small piece of meat.
5. A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
6. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
7. Synonym of eartip (“part of earbuds”)

Verb

To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.

Verb

1. (To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.
2. (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.
3. To cause the contents of a container to be emptied out by tilting it.
4. (slang) To drink.
5. To dump (refuse).
6. To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor.
7. To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.

Verb

To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.

Verb

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

Verb

1. To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.
2. To predict or bet on something having a particular outcome.

Concepts

pourboire

bout

pointe

extrémité

tuyau

conseil

cime

incliner

pencher

décharge

verser

sommet

dépotoir

déverser

faire basculer

renverser

bord

fin

bakchich

pourliche

crête

astuce

anthère

terminaison

décharger

faire pencher

chavirer

pronostiquer

donner un pourboir à

donner un pourboire

extremité

indication

pronostic

périphérie

basculer

gaspiller

gîter

ruiner

se concentrer sur

s’appliquer

vider

cadeau de félicitation

noce

de pointe

frais de transport à cheval

récompense

avenir

futur

plus jeune des enfants

terme

du début

marge

rebord

décharge publique

jeter

mettre à la décharge

sommité

asperger

jeter de l’eau

répandre un liquide

dévier

extrêmité

cadeau

cola

indice

un deux trois soleil

robinet

conduire

vent

faîte

Bakchich

bonne-main

déchèterie

pic

déchetterie

renseignement

truc

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tɪp/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English tip, typ, tippe, probably from an unrecorded Old English *typpa, *typpe, from Proto-Germanic *tuppijô, *tuppijǭ (“tip”), diminutive of *tuppaz (“top”).
Cognates
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tip (“tip”), West Frisian tippe, tip (“tip”), Dutch tip (“tip”), German Low German Tip, Tippel (“tip”), dialectal German Zipf (“tip”) (diminutive Zipfel used in Standard German), Danish tip (“tip”), Swedish tipp (“tip”), Icelandic typpi (“knob, pin, penis”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Timpe (“tip”), West Frisian timpe (“tip”), Old English tæppa, Albanian thep (“tip, point”).