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tip

[tip] / tɪp /


NOUN
warning; useful hint or idea
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If you see him on the 19th hole having a drink, tip your golf hat and move on.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

On the morning of 21 October 1966, a colliery spoil tip collapsed on the hillside above Pantglas Junior School, sending tonnes of slurry crashing through the building and nearby houses.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

On Nick Madrigal’s sharp line drive in the third inning, the pitcher reached for the ball and popped it up with the tip of his glove.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“Hood County should have been the tip of the spear,” she added.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

As slowly as he could, he pressed down on the plunger, aiming the syringe tip at the baby skunk’s mouth.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold




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