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Tiptoe

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Noun

1. tiptoe

the tip of a toe

Verb

2. tip, tippytoe, tiptoe

walk on one's toes

Adjective

3. tiptoe

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

Example Sentences:
'moving with tiptoe steps'

Adverb

4. tiptoe

on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe

Example Sentences:
'standing tiptoe'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tiptoe

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verb -toes, -toeing or -toed (intransitive)
1. 
to walk with the heels off the ground and the weight supported by the ball of the foot and the toes
2. 
to walk silently or stealthily
noun
3.  on tiptoe
adverb
4. 
on tiptoe
adjective
5. 
walking or standing on tiptoe
6. 
stealthy or silent

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Tiptoe

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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
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈtipˌtoed or ˈtipˌtoeing
2. 
to walk stealthily or cautiously on one's tiptoes
adjective
3. 
standing on one's toes and the balls of one's feet
4. 
stealthy; cautious
adverb
5. 
on tiptoe

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tiptoe

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intr.v. tip·toed, tip·toe·ing, tip·toes
To walk or move quietly on one's toes.
n.
The tip of a toe.
adj.
1. Standing or walking on one's toes.
2. Stealthy; wary.
adv.
1. On one's toes.
2. Stealthily; warily.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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