noun

1. the pointed, tapering, or rounded end or top of something long and slim
2. something attached to the end, as a cap, ferrule, etc.
3. a top or apex, as of a mountain

Etymology: 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 tip′·ping

1. to make a tip on
2. to cover the tip or tips of (with something)
3. to serve as the tip of
4. ☆ to remove the stems from (berries, etc.)