Definition von q-tip im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- A cotton swab consisting of short, thin, flexible, plastic rods with a swab of cotton wool (UK)/cotton (US) at each end; they are typically used for cleaning the ears
- cotton-tipped swab
- A trademark used for a cotton-tipped swab. This trademark often occurs in print in the plural and with a lowercase t
- a short stick with cotton at each end, used especially for cleaning your ears
- drip tip
- An elongated leaf tip from which excess water drips off, as found in plants of the rainforest
- felt-tip
- To write with a felt-tip pen
- felt-tip
- A felt-tip pen
- felt-tip pen
- A pen that holds quick-drying ink conveyed to a writing surface by means of a felt nib
- felt-tip pens
- plural form of felt-tip pen
- foul tip
- a foul ball which glances off the bat and continues back with only a moderate change in direction
The foul tip hit the umpire in the shoulder.
- on the tip of one's tongue
- known but not quite remembered
Her name is on the tip of my tongue; it could be Kathy or Karen or something.
- pen-tip velocity
- The velocity of the pen tip, during handwriting
- precursor tip
- Any thickened or glandular leaf tip that is distinguishable from the rest of the lamina's surface
- precursor tip
- The reduced upper leaf zone found on many monocotyledons that usually takes the form of a cylindrical extension at the apex of the leaf
- tip
- To fall over
- tip
- The extreme top of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil
When he woke up, about half an hour after, he called it to him again, but Dash only looked sheepish and wagged the tip of his tail.
- tip
- To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc
- tip
- A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation
A half crown tip put the deputy's knowledge at my disposal, and I learned that Mr. Bloxam had left for his work at five o'clock that morning.
- tip
- To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of
I thinke he thinkes vpon the sauage bull: / Tush, feare not man, wee'll tip thy hornes with gold, / And all Europa shall reioyce at thee .
- tip
- To pour a libation, particularly from a forty of malt liquor
I tip my 40 to your memory.
- tip
- To dump (refuse)
- tip
- To be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; to become unbalanced
the brief suspended agony of the boat, as it would tip for an instant on the knife-like edge of the sharper waves, that almost seemed threatening to cut it in two .
- tip
- A light blow or tap
- tip
- To drink
- tip
- To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service
- tip
- An act of tipping up or tilting
- tip
- To hit quickly and lightly; to tap
- tip
- An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump
Computer collectibles saved from the tip.
- tip
- A very untidy place
- tip
- To knock over; to make fall down, to overturn
- tip
- The knocking over of a skittle
- tip
- A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc
- tip
- To give, pass
- tip
- A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration
- tip credit
- The term commonly used when referring to the tip wage credit, an employer benefit provided in the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
- tip credits
- plural form of tip credit
- tip of the hat
- A gesture of acknowledgement; often, an expression of gratitude
- tip of the iceberg
- Only the beginning; just a small indication of a larger possibility; a problem is much bigger than it seems
This is only the tip of the iceberg. Our problems can become much worse.
- tip off
- To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents
- tip off
- To alert or inform someone
An anonymous caller tipped off the police that the suspect would be in the area.
- tip one's hand
- To inadvertently reveal any secret, particularly a secret that puts one at an advantage or disadvantage
In a nearly 13-minute address, he did not tip his hand about what he might do next.
- tip one's hand
- In card playing, to accidentally reveal one's cards or hand
- tip one's hat
- To acknowledge or show respect; to honor
I tip my hat to whoever invented the root beer float.
- tip one's hat
- To briefly remove or tap one's hat as a gesture of greeting, deference, or respect
- tip out
- An amount or percentage of a server's tips that the server shares, either voluntarily or as mandated in a tip sharing or tip pooling agreement, with other employees such as bus boys, bartenders, back waiters and hostesses whose job duties indirectly assist the server
- tip out
- For a person who receives tips in the course of their work, to provide a percentage of tips to certain co-workers who support the work done by the waiter
You cannot deduct tip-outs (the tips you split with other employees) on your tax return. Nor can you deduct them from your allocated tips. The practice of tipping-out is one of the reasons you should keep a detailed daily log of your tips. If you documented that you tip-out, and you reported all your tips to your employer, then you do not include in your income the allocated tips in box 8 of Form W-2..
- tip outs
- plural form of tip out
- tip over
- An action where the goalkeeper deflects the ball over the crossbar
- tip the can
- A children's game similar to hide and seek, with the addition of a target such as a flag
- tip the scale
- To weigh (have a certain weight)
- tip the scale
- To change the fortunes, either positively or negatively
- tip the scales
- To turn to one side a balanced situation
- tip the scales at
- To weigh in at; to weigh
He tipped the scales at 221 pounds at the weigh-in two days before the fight.
- tip wage credit
- A law that allows an employer to count tips received by an employee toward the latter's minimum wage
- tip wage credit
- A monetary benefit to an employer under this law
- tip-off
- A report of suspicious behaviour, especially to an authority
The police received a tip-off about a recent bank robbery.
- tip-off
- An obvious clue or indication
The broken window and overturned plant pots were a tip-off that something was wrong.
- tip-top
- Excellent
- tip-top
- Alternative spelling of tiptop
- tip
- Someone else's idea of what you should buy The newspapers are full of them and they abound in investing circles Ignore them and make your investment decisions on the basis of your own ideas, knowledge and research That way, you know what you're undertaking and can take full responsibility for your investment decisions, good or bad
- tip
- to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
- tip
- Private information, secret warning In horse-racing, it means such secret information as may guide the person tipped to make bets advantageously A “straight tip” comes straight or direct from the owner or trainer of the horse in question A man will sometimes give the police the “tip,” or hint where a gang of confederates lie concealed, or where law-breakers may be found Thus, houses of ill-fame and keepers of clandestine gaming houses in league with the police, receive the “tip” when spies are on them or legal danger is abroad “If he told the police, he felt assured that the `tip' would be given to the parties concerned, and his efforts would be frustrated ”- Mr, Stead's defence, November 2nd, 1885 He gave me a tip - a present of money, a bride (See Dibs )
- tip
- walk on one's toes
- tip
- strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"
- tip
- To attach with a thin bead of glue Since 4-page signatures and single sheets cannot be Smyth sewn, endsheets, 4-page and 2-page signatures, plates, etc are tipped to other signatures in a sewn book
- tip
- {v} to top, end, cover on the end, point, tap
- tip
- {n} a top, end, extremity, point, tap, stroke
- tip
- {v} to lower on one end as a cart
- have something on the tip of one's tongue
- (deyim) Be almost able to remember a specific fact such as a name or place
- tip of the hat
- (deyim) "Tipping one's hat" is when a gentleman lifts his hat off his head as a greeting or to show respect. It can also be used as an expression of admiration, as in "I tip my hat to Jenny, she did a fantastic job."
- tip of the tongue
- The tip of the tongue (TOT) phenomenon is an instance of knowing something that cannot immediately be recalled. TOT is a near-universal experience with memory recollection involving difficulty retrieving a well-known word or familiar name. When experiencing TOT, people feel that the blocked word is on the verge of being recovered. Despite failure in finding the word, people have the feeling that the blocked word is figuratively "on the tip of the tongue." Inaccessibility and the sense of imminence are two key features of an operational definition of TOTs (A.S. Brown, 1991)
- tip one's hat
- (deyim) "Tipping one's hat" is when a gentleman lifts his hat off his head as a greeting or to show respect. It can also be used as an expression of admiration, as in "I tip my hat to Jenny, she did a fantastic job."
- tip top
- (noun) the highest part or point of excellence
- tip top
- (adjective) of the very best; excellent
- tip-off
- Piece of secret information
- tip-tilted
- (of a nose) slightly turned up
