noun
- the pointed, tapering, or rounded end or top of something long and slim
- something attached to the end, as a cap, ferrule, etc.
- a top or apex, as of a mountain
Origin:
ME tippe, akin to MLowG tip, point, top, Ger zipf- in zipfel, an end, tip, prob. < IE base *dumb-, tail > Avestan duma-, tail
transitive verb tipped, tipping
- to make a tip on
- to cover the tip or tips of (with something)
- to serve as the tip of
- ☆ to remove the stems from (berries, etc.)