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Tiptoe means to walk quietly and carefully with your heels raised and your weight placed on the balls of your feet.

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When you are quietly sneaking in after curfew and you tread lightly, walking with your weight on the front of your feet and your heels in the air, this is an example of when you tiptoe.

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See tiptoe in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the tip of a toe or the tips of the toes: usually used with reference to a foot position with the heels raised and the body's weight resting on the toes and the balls of the feet

intransitive verb tiptoed, tiptoeing

to walk stealthily or cautiously on one's tiptoes

adjective

standing on one's toes and the balls of one's feet
stealthy; cautious

adverb

on tiptoe

See tiptoe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb tip·toed, tip·toe·ing, tip·toes

To walk or move quietly on one's toes.

noun

The tip of a toe.

adjective

Standing or walking on one's toes.
Stealthy; wary.

adverb

On one's toes.
Stealthily; warily.

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