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tip1 [tɪp] N

I . tip2 <-pp-> VB trans

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1. tip (incline):

tip
inclinar
to tip the balance in favor of sb
fazer a balança pender a favor de alguém

2. tip Brit, Aus (empty out):

tip
despejar

II . tip2 N Brit

tip
depósito m de lixo

I . tip3 N

1. tip (for service):

tip
gorjeta f

2. tip (hint):

tip
palpite m
to take a tip from sb
aceitar uma sugestão f de alguém

II . tip3 <-pp-> VB trans

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tip
dar gorjeta

rubbish dump N Brit, rubbish tip N Brit

I . tip over VB trans

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II . tip over VB intr

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tip off VB trans

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tip off
dar o serviço a (alguém)

tip-off N inf

felt-tip pen N

Usage examples with tip

from tip to toe
da cabeça aos pés
the tip of the iceberg fig
a ponta do iceberg
to take a tip from sb
aceitar uma sugestão f de alguém
it's on the tip of my tongue
está na ponta da língua
to tip the balance in favor of sb
fazer a balança pender a favor de alguém

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The plot was heavily depreciated through clay and gravel extraction during the 18th and 19th centuries and it was used as a rubbish tip up until the 1950s.
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It is formed by drawing out a thin wire, sharpening the tip, and adding a head.
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If a child's baby tooth is lost before the permanent tooth is ready to erupt, adjacent teeth will drift and tip into the empty space.
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You tip up the plastic chairs to drain the water off the seats and flick off the maple leaves.
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At the end of the lower wings were fitted stabilizing wing tip floats.
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It may be propagated readily from seed sown in the fall, or from tip cuttings taken in late spring and early summer.
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Tucking dryer sheets in between clothes not only leaves them smelling fresh, but is also another wrinkle-free tip.
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The nebulizer tip protrudes into the ion source so that the spray expansion is completely contained inside the ion volume.
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Evidential standards were very low: a tip-off by an anonymous informer was considered sufficient grounds for arrest.
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On the eve of his election his gave a racing tip to an audience at an election meeting.
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