# tips

Pronunciation: say "TIPS" /tɪps/

## Noun

1. Plural of tip. — plural of tip
   - Simple: Plural of tip. Use this when talking about more than one tip.
   - _The barista pooled her tips at the end of the shift._
   - _Skiers waxed the tips of their skis before the race._
3. A popular children's game of chase, equivalent to tag, in which one player tries to touch another, who then becomes the chaser. *(Australia)*
   - Simple: A children's chasing game where one player tries to touch the others.
   - _At recess the whole class ran around the field playing tips._
   - _She was always the fastest at tips and rarely got caught._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of tip. — third-person singular simple present indicative of tip
   - Simple: The form of tip used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The boxer tips the scales at one hundred fifty pounds._
   - _She tips generously whenever the service is fast and friendly._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tips (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).