Definitions of tiptoe [ˈtɪpˌtoʊ]

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Definition of 'tiptoe'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) tiptoe
the tip or end of a toe.

2. (v.i.) tiptoe
to go on tiptoe, as with stealth.

3. (adj.) tiptoe
characterized by standing or walking on tiptoe.

4.  tiptoe
straining upward.

5.  tiptoe
eagerly expectant.

6.  tiptoe
cautious; stealthy.

7. (adv.) tiptoe
eagerly or cautiously; on tiptoe.

Etymology: (1350–1400 )

Definition of 'tiptoe'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) tiptoe
the tip of a toe

2. (verb) tiptoe
walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise
"moving with tiptoe steps"

3. (adverb) tiptoe, tip, tippytoe
walk on one's toes

4. (adverb) tiptoe
on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe
"standing tiptoe"

Definition of 'tiptoe'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) tiptoe
on tiptoe(s)
walking or standing on your toes
I can see over the wall if I stand on tiptoe.

2. (verb) tiptoe
to walk on your toes
He tiptoed out of the room.

Definition of 'tiptoe'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) tiptoe
being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert

2. (adj) tiptoe
noiseless; stealthy

3. (noun) tiptoe
the end, or tip, of the toe

4. (verb) tiptoe
to step or walk on tiptoe

Translation of 'tiptoe'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to walk on the toes, usually in order to be quiet He tiptoed past her bedroom door.
Afrikaans: op sy tone loop	Arabic: يَمْشي على أطراف رؤوس أصا	Bulgarian: стъпвам на пръсти
Brazilian: andar na ponta dos pés	Czech: jít po špičkách	German: auf Zehenspitzen schleich
Danish: liste	Greek: περπατώ στις μύτες των πο	Spanish: caminar de puntillas
Estonian: kikivarvul kõndima	Farsi: پاورچین پاورچین رفتن	Finnish: kulkea varpaillaan
French: marcher sur la pointe des	Hebrew: לְהַלֵך עַל קְצוֹת הַבּהו	Hindi: पंजा, पंजों के बल
Croatian: hodati na prstima,šuljati	Hungarian: lábujjhegyen jár	Indonesian: berjingkat-jingkat
Icelandic: tiplaá tánum	Italian: (camminare in punta di pi	Japanese: つま先で歩く
Korean: 발끝으로 살금살금 걷다	Lithuanian: eiti pirštų galais	Latvian: iet uz pirkstgaliem
Malay: berjengket-jengket	Dutch: op de tenen lopen	Norwegian: gå på tå hev, liste seg
Polish: chodzić na palcach	Portuguese: andar em bicos dos pés	Romanian: a mergeîn vârful degetelo
Russian: ходить на цыпочках	Slovak: ísť po špičkách	Slovenian: hoditi po prstih
Serbian: hodati na vrhovima prstij	Swedish: gå på tå	Thai: เดินด้วยปลายเท้า
Turkish: ayak parmaklarının ucuna	Taiwanese: 踮著腳走，用腳尖走	Ukrainian: ходити навшпиньки
Urdu: پنجوں کے بل	Vietnamese: đi bằng ngón chân cái	Chinese: 踮着脚走，用脚尖走
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