Homonyms - Tip (As a Verb and Noun)

1.  (verb) – one side higher

·        Don’t put too many items on one end of the table or it’ll tip over.

2.  (verb) – to weigh

·         We knew John was overweight, but none of us expected him to tip the scales at 95kg!

3.  (verb) – payment

·        The customer was so pleased with John that she tipped hin $50.

4.  (noun) – information

·         Thanks for sharing that diet tip with me! I saw results in less than a week.

5.  (noun) – payment

·         John was grinning the whole morning because he received a handsome (=big) tip from a wealthy customer.

6.  (noun) – end

·         I tried standing on the tip of my toes, but I still couldn’t reach the switch.