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The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil. +

A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.

(music) The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.

(in the plural) A small piece of meat.

A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.

A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.

(t=part of earbuds)

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

(ergative) (To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.

(ergative) (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.

To cause the contents of a container to be emptied out by tilting it.

(dated) To drink.

To dump (refuse).

To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor.

To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.

(obsolete) The knocking over of a skittle.

An act of tipping up or tilting.

(Commonwealth) An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (''see tipple''); a dump.

(Commonwealth) Rubbish thrown from a quarry.

(by extension) A recycling centre.

(colloquial) A very untidy place.

The act of deflecting with one's fingers, especially the fingertips

A tram for expeditiously transferring coal.

(rare) To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.

(rare) A light blow or tap.

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

(slang) To give, pass.

(gratuity) A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.

A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc.

A piece of advice.

(AU) A prediction of the winning team in a football game by a participant in a footy tipping competition.

(AU) A prediction about the outcome of something.

To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.

(AU) To enter a prediction of the winning team of a football game, as part of a footy tipping competition.

(AU) To predict something having a particular outcome.

(AAVE) A kick or phase; one's current habits or behaviour.

(AAVE) A particular arena or sphere of interest; a front.