tiptoe

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe

   standing tiptoe

2. 2
   adj

   walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise

   moving with tiptoe steps

3. 3
   adj

   Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.

   Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day / Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops.

4. 4
   adj

   Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.

   with tiptoe step

5. 5
   verb

   To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground.

   We went tip-toeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow's garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn't scrape our heads.

6. 6
   noun

   the tip of a toe

7. 7
   verb

   walk on one's toes

8. 8
   noun

   The tip of the toe.

Etymology

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