tip-n; 9 Senses

Sense Number 1: the extreme endpoint of something

Commentary: TIP[+location][+endpoint][+extreme]

Examples:
Bob pressed the tips of his fingers together.
They have a vacation home along the southern tip of the peninsula.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: the summit or top of something

Commentary: TIP[+location][+summit]

Examples:
From the tip of Mount Shasta we could see for miles.
Some analysts think we are now at the tip of the bull market. (metaphoric)

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 3: small sum of money given as gratuity

Commentary: TIP[+quantity][+money][+gratuity]

Examples:
John gave the waiter a generous tip.
Are we supposed to give the doorman a tip?
She makes almost have her income in tips.

Mappings:
PropBank: tip.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 4: confidential advice

Commentary: TIP[+event][+speech_act][+advice][+confidential]

Examples:
My broker gave me a hot tip about a new energy stock.
The young pitcher got a couple of tips from his older teammate.
We appreciated the tip about John's drinking problem.

Mappings:
PropBank: tip.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 5: something shaped like a peak or point

Commentary: TIP[+entity][+form][+peak][+pointed]

Examples:
These cannibals file their teeth into tips.
He keeps a box of tips in his desk draw for his fountain pen.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 6: the act of tilting something

Commentary: TIP[+event][+action][+silting]

Examples:
With a tip of the bottle, she poured a drink into the cup.
The man bowed to the ladies with a tip of his hat.

Mappings:
PropBank: tip.01
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 7: a light push or shove

Commentary: TIP[+event][+action][+push][+light]

Examples:
The child gave a slight tip of his hand to knock down the house of playing cards.
A gentle tip is apparently all it took to topple the team's confidence. (metaphoric)

Mappings:
PropBank: tip.01
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 8: eluding recall

Commentary: Idiom: tip of one's tongue

Examples:
His name was on the tip of my tongue.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: Idiom

Sense Number 9: small perceptible portion of a larger issue, problem

Commentary: Idiom: tip of the iceberg

Examples:
That accounting error on the books turned out to be the tip of the iceberg.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: Idiom