tipping
noun/ˈtɪpɪŋ/
Etymology From tip + -ing.
1
The practice of leaving a tip (gratuity).
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.2013, Peter Andersson, Streetlife in Late Victorian London: The Constable and the Crowd:
3
The dumping of rubbish.
- Near-synonym: landfilling
4
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-tonguing.
5
Australia 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.2016 September 16, Danny Lannen, “Grovedale nursing home footy tips king taking it one season at a time”, in The Geelong Advertiser:
- Derived terms
- antitipping, cow tipping, fly-tipping, nontipping, table-tipping, tipping element, tipping point
- Related terms
- tipper, footy tipping