n. A horseshoe which covers only the front half of the hoof, with the branches tapered to an edge.To throw up (wool or cotton) so that it will fall in bunchesn. The upper extremity or top part of anything that is long and slender, tapering, or thin, especially if more or less pointed or rounded: as, the tip of a spire or of a spear; any pointed, tapering, or rounded end or extremity; the outer or exposed termination of anything running to or approximating a point: as, the tip of the tongue; the tips of the fingers; the tip of an arrow (the apex of the arrow-head), of a cigar, or of a pen.n. A small piece or part attached to or forming the extremity of something; an end-piece, an attached point, a ferrule, or the like: as, the iron or copper tips of some shoes; the tip of a scabbard; the tip of a gas-burner; the tip of a stamen (the anther).n. The upper part of the crown of a hat.n. The upper part of the lining of a hat.n. A tool made of pasteboard and long fine hair, used by gilders, as to lay the gold upon the edges of a book; also, a piece of wood covered with Canton flannel, used by book-stampers.n. The separate piece or section of a jointed fishing-rod from the point of which the line runs off the rod through an eye, loop, or ring; a top.n. Same as foothold, 2.To form, constitute, or cover the tip of; make or put a tip to; cause to appear as a tip, top, or extremity.To strike or hit lightly; tap.To turn from a perpendicular position, as a solid object; cause to lean or slant; tilt; cant: usually implying but slight effort: as, to tip a bottle or a cart to discharge its contents; to tip a table or a chair.To overthrow; overturn.To throw lightly to another; direct toward; give; communicate: as, to tip one a copper.To give private information to in regard to chances, as in betting or speculation.To make a slight gift of money to; gratify with a small present of money, as a child; especially, to make a present of money to (a servant or employee of another), nominally for a service, actual or pretended, rendered or expected to be rendered by such servant or employee in the course of his duty, and for which he is also paid by his employer.In music, same as tongue, 3.To lean or slant from the perpendicular; incline downward or to one side; slant over: as, a carriage tips on an uneven road; to tip first one way and then the other.To give tips or gratuities.n. A light stroke; a tap; in base-ball. a light hitting of the ball with the bat. See foul tip, below.n. A tram or other large container contrived for the rapid transfer of coal by tipping out a whole load of it at once.n. A place or receptacle for the deposit of something by tipping; a place into which garbage or other refuse is tipped; a dump.n. Private or secret information for the benefit of the person to whom it is imparted; especially, a hint or communication pointing to success in a bet or a speculative venture of any kind, as in horse-racing, the buying and selling of stocks or other property, etc.n. A small present of money; a gratuity; especially, a present of money made to a servant or employee of another, nominally for a service rendered or expected. See tip, transitive verb, 6.n. A draught of liquor.