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Definition of Tipping

1. n. A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double- tonguing.

Definition of Tipping

1. Noun. The practice of leaving a tip (gratuity). ¹

2. Noun. The dumping of rubbish. ¹

3. Verb. (present participle of tip) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tipping

1. tip [v] - See also: tip

Medical Definition of Tipping

1. A tooth movement in which the root of the tooth is tipped labially (lip) or lingually (tongue) to correct the angle of the crown of the tooth. (08 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tipping

Literary usage of Tipping

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1828)
"1674, ion of William and Anne tipping. Bartholomew tipping, and Elii. ... John tipping, BD and mother of George, who died in 1737 ? Dame Anne tipping, widow ..."

2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1908)
"Yet the tyranny, so far from being removed, becomes even more firmly established. lf the pressure of unorganized public opinion were of any avail, tipping ..."

3. The Design and Construction of Ships by Sir John Harvard Biles (1908)
"144 II illustrates tipping. The resultant moment about H is Д.ЛА - W.GA ... A tipping or a lifting moment may exist, and yet little or no movement may take ..."

4. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute (1892)
"tipping Open-Hearth Furnace.—A section of a tipping open- hearth furnace, designed by Messrs. H. Aiken, FW Wood, and HH Campbell, has been published. ..."

5. Ruling Cases by Irving Browne, Leonard Augustus Jones, James Tower Keen, John Melville Gould (1901)
"tipping. (HL 1865.) RULE. IN an action for a nuisance, in order to determine whether there has been an actionable injury, the nature of the locality, ..."

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