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tips

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See also: Tips and TIPS

English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɪps/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪps

Noun

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tips

  1. plural of tip
  2. (Australia, playground games, uncountable) tag (a popular children's chasing game)

Verb

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tips

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tip

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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tips

  1. plural of tip

Latvian

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Etymology

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Via some other European language, ultimately borrowed from Latin typus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, mark, impression, type).

Noun

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tips m (1st declension)

  1. type (a model having some defining characteristics; an object with certain characteristic features, properties)
    automobiļa, lidmašīnu tipsautomobile, aircraft type
    pilsētas tipa apmetneurban type settlement
    tipa projektstype project (engineering project intended for multiple use)
  2. type (a category, group, model etc. created by generalizing or idealizing certain features or characteristics)
    augsnes tipssoil type
    antropoloģiskais tipsanthropological type
    laikapstākļu tipsweather (lit. weather conditions) type
    meža augšanas apstākļu tipsforest site (lit. forest growth conditions) type
    augstākās nervu darbības tipshigher nervous activity type
  3. (zoology) type (highest category in animal systematics)
    tips ir augstākā kategorija dzīvnieku klasifikācijathe type is the highest category of animal classification
  4. type (a group of people with certain characteristics; an individual belonging to this group)
    aktieris nepavisam nebija varoņa mīlētāja tipsthe actor was far from the heroic lover type
    starp šālaika Baltijas muižniekiem ir sastopami vairāki tipi; viens no visinteresantākajiem starp tiem ir tā sauktais īstais jeb veclaiku baronsamong the Baltic nobility of the time there are many types; one of the most interesting among them is the so-called real or old-time baron
  5. type (artistic image which depicts the most characteristic features of a certain human group)
    tipus idividualizējot, karikatūrisks visai lakoniski atklāj pašu nozīmīgāko un nepieciešamāko to sociālās piederības raksturojumā(by) individualizing types, the cartoonist very concisely reveals the most important and indispensable in the characterization of social classes
  6. (suggesting disdain, scorn) type, guy, bloke (a man whose appearance or behavior arouses suspicion, a negative attitude)
    šaubīgs, bīstams tipsa fishy, dangerous type, guy
    no otras puses tuvojas melnmatains tips ar ūsiņam, tērpies džinsa biksēs un melnā džemperīfrom the other side came a black-haired type, guy with a mustache, wearing jeans and a black sweater

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From English tip.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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tips n (definite singular tipset, indefinite plural tips, definite plural tipsa or tipsene)

  1. a tip (useful piece of advice)

Noun

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tips m (definite singular tipsen, uncountable)

  1. a tip (gratuity given for services rendered)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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tips

  1. imperative of tipse

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From English tips.

Noun

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tips n (definite singular tipset, indefinite plural tips, definite plural tipsa)

  1. a tip (useful piece of advice)

Noun

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tips m (definite singular tipsen, uncountable)

  1. a tip (gratuity given for services rendered)

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
tipsy

Etymology

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Borrowed from English tips.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tips m inan

  1. (chiefly in the plural) artificial nail, fake nail, acrylic nail, press-on, nail extension, nail enhancement (extension placed over a fingernail as a fashion accessory)
    Synonym: paznokieć

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Further reading

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  • tips in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tips in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Noun

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tips

  1. plural of tip

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English tip.

Noun

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tips n

  1. a tip, as a small amount of information
  2. (sports) football pools, betting

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