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# tipped

«tipped» in Mova's school dictionary: **turned over or tilted so it fell or poured: «she tipped…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

past form and past participle of the verb «tip» (tip, tips, tipped, tipping); adjective (-tipped, tipped with)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Tipped means turned over or tilted so it fell or poured: «she tipped the water out». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tipped/#m1)

2) Tipped means gave a small extra amount of money to someone for their service, like a waiter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tipped/#m2)

3) Tipped (to win) means expected or predicted to win or do well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tipped/#m3)

4) Tipped (adjective) means having a tip or end of a certain kind: «a felt-tipped pen», «tipped with gold». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tipped/#m4)

5) Tipped someone off means secretly warned or told them something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tipped/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life a glass is «tipped over» and spills; a family «tipped the waiter». In science, a tilted cup «tipped» shows balance and centre of gravity. In sports news a team is «tipped to win». Craft lessons use «felt-tipped pens». In maths, tipping is percentages: a 10% tip on $20 is $2. Phrases: «tipped over», «tipped off», «tipped to win», «felt-tipped».

### examples

- The cat tipped over the vase. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tipped/#x1)
- We tipped the sand out of our shoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tipped/#x2)
- Dad tipped the taxi driver two dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tipped/#x3)
- Our team is tipped to win the cup. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tipped/#x4)
- Use a felt-tipped pen for the poster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tipped/#x5)
- The arrows were tipped with feathers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tipped/#x6)
- Someone tipped off the police. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tipped/#x7)
- In his hand was a strong bow and red-tipped arrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tipped/#x8)

### note

Double p: tip → tipped, tipping. Tipping customs differ: common in the USA and Canada, smaller in the UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ. Maths: tip = percentage × bill.

### In the corpora

- [Lorikeets have brush-tipped tongues for licking nectar and pollen from flowers, and they are noisy visitors to gardens in eastern Australia.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/303-parrots-of-the-world-macaws-cockatoos-african-greys-lorikeets-and-the-cheeky-kea/13/)
- [Sit with all four chair legs on the floor, because a tipped chair slips and you hit your head.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/110-windows-balconies-and-furniture/11/)
- [A boy in Canada cooked pasta on his own and tipped the pan; the boiling water splashed his legs and he was burned.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/330-lunch-help-cooking-allowance-southern-seasons-jobs-festivals/17/)
- [Boiling water causes many children's burns, especially when pans are tipped or pulled down.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/330-lunch-help-cooking-allowance-southern-seasons-jobs-festivals/18/)
- [Uranus is tipped over by about 98 degrees, so it rolls round the Sun on its side.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/space/14-uranus-and-neptune/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «tipped» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tipped/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.