Tip vs. Toe — What's the Difference?

The end of a pointed or projecting object.

Toes are the digits (fingers) of the foot of a tetrapod. Animal species such as cats that walk on their toes are described as being digitigrade.

A piece or an attachment, such as a cap or ferrule, meant to be fitted to the end of something else

One of the digits of a vertebrate foot.

The act of tipping.

The forepart of a foot or hoof.

A tilt or slant; an incline.

The terminal segment of an invertebrate's limb.

Chiefly British An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish.

The part of a sock, shoe, or boot that covers the digits of the foot.

A light blow; a tap.

The part of the head of a golf club farthest from the shaft.

(Baseball) A pitched ball that is tipped

The part of a vertical shaft that turns in a bearing.

A small sum of money given to someone for performing a service; a gratuity.

The lowest part of an embankment or dam.

A piece of confidential, advance, or inside information

(Geology)A protruding downslope end of an alluvial fan, glacier, or lava flow.

A helpful hint

To touch, kick, or reach with the toe.

To furnish with a tip.

To drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club.

To cover or decorate the tip of

To set or adjust at an oblique angle. Used with in or out.

To remove the tip of

To drive (a nail or spike) at an oblique angle.

To dye the ends of (hair or fur) in order to blend or improve appearance.

To fasten or secure with obliquely driven nails or spikes.

To push or knock over; overturn or topple

To stand, walk, move, or be formed with the toes pointed in a specified direction

To move to a slanting position; tilt

Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.

To touch or raise (one's hat) in greeting.

An equivalent part in an animal.

To empty (something) by overturning; dump.

That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.

To dump (rubbish, for example).

Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.

To topple over; overturn

(dance) An advanced form of ballet primarily for the females, dancing ballet primarily using a Pointe shoe.

To be tilted; slant

(automotive) An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round.

To strike gently; tap.

(engineering) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.

(Baseball) To hit (a pitched ball) with the side of the bat so that it glances off.

(engineering) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.

(Sports) To tap or deflect (a ball or puck, for example), especially in scoring.

(engineering) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.

(Sports) To deflect or glance off. Used of a ball or puck.

(carpentry) The long side of an angled cut.

Lower Southern US To tiptoe.

The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).

To give a tip to

(slang) cameltoe

To give as a tip

To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.

To provide with a piece of confidential, advance, or inside information

To touch, tap or kick with the toes.

To give tips or a tip

(transitive) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.

The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.

(construction) To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.

A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.

(golf) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.

(music) The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.

One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal.

A small piece of meat.

The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.

A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.

Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.

A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.

The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.

Synonym of eartip

To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.

The knocking over of a skittle.

To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way).

An act of tipping up or tilting.

One of the digits of the foot

An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump.

The part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes

Rubbish thrown from a quarry.

Forepart of a hoof

A recycling centre.

(golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft

(colloquial) A very untidy place.

Walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction;

The act of deflecting with one's fingers, especially the fingertips

Drive obliquely;

A tram for expeditiously transferring coal.

Hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club

A light blow or tap.

Drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club

A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.

Touch with the toe

A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc.

Having a toe or toes of a specified kind; often used in combination;

A piece of advice.

(AU) A prediction or bet about the outcome of something.

(transitive) To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.

(ergative) (To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.

(ergative) (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.

To cause the contents of a container to be emptied out by tilting it.

To drink.

(transitive) To dump (refuse).

To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor.

(transitive) To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.

To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.

To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.

To give, pass.

To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.

(AU) To predict or bet on something having a particular outcome.

The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.

An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.

A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.

A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.

Rubbish thrown from a quarry.

A light touch or blow; a tap.

A gift; a douceur; a fee.

A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like.

To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver.

To strike slightly; to tap.

To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant.

To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.

To fall on, or incline to, one side.

The extreme end of something; especially something pointed

A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

An indication of potential opportunity;

A V shape;

The top point of a mountain or hill;

Cause to tilt;

Mark with a tip;

Give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation;

Cause to topple or tumble by pushing

To incline or bend from a vertical position;

Walk on one's toes

Strike lightly;

Give insider information or advise to;

Remove the tip from;