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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tipping

	Tip \Tip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tipped; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tipping.]
   To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as,
   to tip anything with gold or silver.
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         With truncheon tipped with iron head.    --Hudibras.
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         Tipped with jet,
         Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press.
                                                  --Thomson.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tipping

	Tipping \Tip"ping\, n. (Mus.)
   A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the
   flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth;
   double-tonguing.
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Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
Tipping

	tip
     n 1: the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
     2: a relatively small amount of money given for services
        rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: gratuity, pourboire, baksheesh,
         bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh]
     3: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the
        stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: lead, steer,
         confidential information, wind, hint]
     4: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
        [syn: point, peak]
     5: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak
        was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of
        Monadnock" [syn: peak, crown, crest, top, summit]
     v 1: cause to tilt; "tip the screen upward"
     2: mark with a tip; "tip the arrow with the small stone"
     3: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond
        the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter";
        "fee the steward" [syn: fee, bung]
     4: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: topple, tumble]
     5: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned
        over the banister" [syn: lean, tilt, slant, angle]
     6: walk on one's toes [syn: tiptoe, tippytoe]
     7: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [syn: tap]
     8: give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the
        police about the terrorist plot" [syn: tip off]
     9: remove the tip from; "tip artichokes"
     [also: tipping, tipped]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
Tipping

	tipping
     See tip

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Tipping

	35 Moby Thesaurus words for "tipping":
   aslant, aslope, atilt, bevel, beveled, bias, biased, canting,
   careening, inclinational, inclinatory, inclined, inclining,
   leaning, listing, out of plumb, out of square, pitched, raking,
   recumbent, shelving, shelvy, sideling, sidelong, slant, slanted,
   slanting, slantways, slantwise, sloped, sloping, tilted, tilting,
   tipped, tipsy

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