Tip

What “Tip” means

Noun

1. The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
2. A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.
3. The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
4. A small piece of meat.
5. A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.

Verb

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

Verb

1. (To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.
2. (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.
3. To cause the contents of a container to be emptied out by tilting it.
4. To drink.
5. To dump (refuse).

Noun

1. The knocking over of a skittle.
2. An act of tipping up or tilting.
3. An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump.
4. Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
5. A recycling centre.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English tip, typ, tippe (“tip”), of obscure and uncertain origin. Perhaps distantly related to top. Related to Saterland Frisian Tip (“tip”), West Frisian tippe, tip (“tip”), Dutch tip (“tip”), German Low German Tip, Tippel (“tip”), dialectal German Zipf (“tip”) (diminutive Zipfel used in Standard German), Danish tip (“tip”), Swedish tipp (“tip”), Icelandic typpi (“knob, pin, penis”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Timpe (“tip”), West Frisian timpe (“tip”), Old English tæppa (“tap, spigot”), Middle High German züpfel (“pointed end, tip”).

From Late Middle English tippen, possibly from North Germanic/Scandinavian (compare Swedish tippa (“to topple over”)), or a special use of Etymology 1.

Business name ideas with “Tip”

Industries where “Tip” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Nail Salon
• Nail Salons