tipping

noun

1. 1

   The practice of leaving a tip (gratuity).

2. 2

   The act by which something is tipped or inclined.

   Hat-tippings and cap-doffings are of course of a different nature to more elaborate verbal greetings. In etiquette manuals they may be described as incentives to a conversation, but in practice they seem to have been quite ceremonial.

3. 3

   The dumping of rubbish.

   Near-synonym: landfilling

4. 4

   A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-tonguing.

5. 5

   The metal tip of a fountain pen.

6. 6

   A competition where entrants aim to tip (predict) the outcomes of sporting events.

   Cats fan Mr Burke received a handsome trophy from Balmoral Grove for his feat but is no stranger to cleaning up, having won the tipping at The Break three years in a row and also done well at The National Hotel.

verb

1. 1

   Also a form of tippresent participle and gerund of tip

Forms

plural

tippings