tipping
tipping Lexical Profile
tipping Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The practice or act of giving a gratuity, or a small sum of money in addition to the basic price, in recognition of good service.
"Customary rules regarding tipping in restaurants vary widely from one country to another."
The act or process of tilting, leaning, or overturning something from an upright position.
"Securing heavy bookshelves to the wall is an effective way to prevent accidental tipping."
British The act of dumping or disposing of waste, rubbish, or bulk materials at a designated site or illicitly.
"The municipal council increased fines to deter illegal tipping along rural lanes."
• adjective
Designed or able to tilt or incline in order to empty or discharge its contents.
"The construction crew unloaded the gravel from the tipping wagon onto the roadbed."