tiptoe

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To walk quietly on the tips of your toes.

   She tiptoed past the baby's room so as not to wake him.

2. 2
   adv

   On or as if on the tips of one's toes.

   He stood on tiptoe to reach the top shelf.

3. 3
   noun

   The tip of the toe.

   She rose onto her tiptoes to see over the crowd.

Derived from a surname of French origin recorded in the 13th century as "Typetot".

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