tip
/tɪp/ noun [C]Definition
END › the end of something long and narrow: the tips of your fingers
ADVICE › a piece of useful advice: gardening tips Emma was giving me some tips on how to grow tomatoes.
MONEY › an extra amount of money that you give to a driver, someone working in a restaurant, etc to thank them: We left a tip because the waiter was so friendly.
WASTE UK (UK/US dump) › a place where people take things that they want to get rid of: We took our old fridge to the tip.
UNTIDY PLACE UK informal (UK/US dump) › a place that is dirty and untidy: His bedroom is an absolute tip.
(Definition of tip noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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