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   Tip·toe

   /ˈtipˌtō/

   

   verb

   • 1. walk quietly and carefully with one's heels raised and one's weight on the balls of the feet: "Liz tiptoed out of the room"
   • ▪ carefully avoid discussing or dealing with (a difficult or sensitive subject): "he admits he has never been one to tiptoe around controversial issues"

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   What does Tiptoe mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. TIPTOE meaning: 1. on your toes with the heel of your foot lifted off the ground: 2. to walk on your toes with the…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if you tip-toe somewhere?

   • If you tiptoe somewhere, you walk there very quietly without putting your heels on the floor when you walk. She slipped out of bed and tiptoed to the window. If you tip-toe somewhere, you walk there very quietly without putting your heels on the floor when you walk. She slipped out of bed and tip-toed to the window.

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   What does it mean to walk on a tiptoe?

   • If you do something on tiptoe or on tiptoes, you do it standing or walking on the front part of your foot, without putting your heels on the ground. She leaned her bike against the stone wall and stood on tiptoe to peer over it. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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   How do you use Tiptoe in a sentence?

   • You can also use tiptoe as a noun or an adjective: "She had to stand on her tiptoes to reach the cabinet where the cookies are kept." Figuratively, you tiptoe when you avoid a certain topic: "There's no need to tiptoe around the subject of money—I don't mind talking about it." The variation tippy toes dates from the early 1800s. "Tiptoe."

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   Learn the meaning, usage, and history of the word tiptoe, which can be a noun, verb, adverb, or adjective. See examples of tiptoe in sentences and phrases, and compare it with related words.

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   Tiptoe is a noun or a verb that means to walk on your toes with the heel of your foot lifted off the ground. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, antonyms and translations.

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   type of: tip. the extreme end of something, especially something pointed. adjective. walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise. “moving with tiptoe steps”. synonyms: quiet. free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound.

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   verb (used without object) , tip·toed, tip·toe·ing. to move or go on tiptoe, as with caution or stealth: She tiptoed out of the room. adjective. characterized by standing or walking on tiptoe. straining upward. eagerly expectant. cautious; stealthy. adverb. eagerly or cautiously; on tiptoe. tiptoe. / ˈtɪpˌtəʊ / verb.

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   Tiptoe is a noun meaning standing on your toes with the rest of your feet off the ground, or a verb meaning to walk quietly on your toes. Learn how to use tiptoe in sentences and see translations in different languages.

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   4 days ago · noun. 1. the tip of a toe or the tips of the toes. usually used with reference to a foot position with the heels raised and the body's weight resting on the toes and the balls of the feet.

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   3 days ago · 1. the tip of a toe or the tips of the toes. usually used with reference to a foot position with the heels raised and the body's weight resting on the toes and the balls of the feet. verb intransitive Word forms: ˈtipˌtoed or ˈtipˌtoeing. 2. to walk stealthily or cautiously on one's tiptoes. adjective. 3.