Meaning of TIPTOE
| Pronunciation: | | 'tip`tow
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- [n] the tip of a toe
- [adv] on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe; "standing tiptoe"
- [adj] straining upward on the tips of the toes; "in a tiptoe stance to see over the crowd"
- [adj] walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise; "moving with tiptoe steps"
- [v] walk on one's toes
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| | Synonyms: | | pointed, quiet, tip, tippytoe |
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| | See Also: | | tip, toe, walk | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Tip"toe`\, n.; pl. {Tiptoes}.
The end, or tip, of the toe.
He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes].
--Chaucer.
Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. --Spenser.
{To be}, or {To stand}, {a tiptoe} or {on tiptoe}, to be
awake or alive to anything; to be roused; to be eager or
alert; as, to be a tiptoe with expectation.
\Tip"toe`\, a.
1. Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as
possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands
tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. --Shak.
Above the tiptoe pinnacle of glory. --Byron.
2. Noiseless; stealthy. ``With tiptoe step.'' --Cowper.
{Tiptoe mirth}, the highest degree of mirth. --Sir W. Scott.
\Tip"toe`\, v. i.
To step or walk on tiptoe.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are tiptoeing, highlights your grace and poise in a situation or circumstance. It symbolizes your careful understanding of the smaller and minor details in your life. Alternatively, it may indicate your reservation and hesitance in pursuing toward some path. |
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