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Definition of Tiptoe
1. Adverb. On tiptoe or as if on tiptoe. "Standing tiptoe"
2. Adjective. Walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise. "Moving with tiptoe steps"
3. Verb. Walk on one's toes. "The children tiptoe to the playground"
4. Noun. The tip of a toe.
Definition of Tiptoe
1. n. The end, or tip, of the toe.
2. a. Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert.
3. v. i. To step or walk on tiptoe.
Definition of Tiptoe
1. Verb. To walk quietly when only the tips of the toes touch the ground. (defdate from late 14th c.) ¹
2. Verb. Alternative spelling of tip-toe. ¹
3. Noun. The tips of one's toes collectively. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tiptoe
1. to walk on the tips of one's toes [v -TOED, -TOEING, -TOES]
Medical Definition of Tiptoe
1. 1. Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert. "Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops." (Shak) "Above the tiptoe pinnacle of glory." (Byron) 2. Noiseless; stealthy. "With tiptoe step." Tiptoe mirth, the highest degree of mirth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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