Maria’s vocabulary 2

tip

• Vto turn or move something so that it is not straight or level : to cause something to lean or slant : TILT ▪ She tipped her head to the left. ▪ He tipped his glass and spilled some water.

• N.the end of something that is usually long and thin▪ a pencil tip ▪ the tips of her fingers ▪ the tip of a ski ▪ The village is located at the southern tip of the island.

tip

• An amount of money you leave a waiter or person who provides a service.

• I tipped the waiter $5.00 because he was so polite.

• on the tip of your tongue (idiom)

• 1 If a word, name, etc., is on the tip of your tongue, you know it but cannot remember it.▪ His name is (right) on the tip of my tongue.

bit

• a small piece of something▪ Put all the broken bits back together. — often + of ▪ He ate every last/single bit of the food. [=he ate all of the food] ▪ He ate only a couple of tiny little bits of bread and cheese and drank a drop or two of wine. ▪ We need to get all the bits of dirt out of the carpet. ▪ There were broken bits of glass all over the floor

• Past tense of bite

• The dog bit me on the hand.

• She bit her fingernails.

dip

• V. to put (something) into a liquid and pull it out again quickly — usually + in or into ▪Lightly dip the paintbrush into the paint. ▪ We dipped our toes into the water to see how cold it was. ▪The shrimp are dipped in batter and then fried. ▪ a dipping sauce

• to decrease somewhat usually for a short time▪ Gasoline prices have dipped again. ▪ The temperature could dip below freezing tonight.

fit

• V - to be the right size and shape for (someone or something) ▪ The suit fits him perfectly. ▪ I hope this key fits the lock. ▪ The two pieces fit each other perfectly. ▪ These shoes fit perfectly.

fit

• Adj. - physically healthy and strong▪ physically fit ▪ He felt overmatched against fitter [=healthier], stronger players. ▪ Patients are encouraged to get/keep fit. ▪ Are you fit enough to walk there?

lid

• a cover on a box, can, jar, etc., that can be lifted or removed

• keep a lid on

• 1 : to keep (something secret) from being known▪ She tried to keep a lid on the news.

tin

• [noncount] : a soft, shiny, bluish-white metal that has many different uses

• 2 [count] a : a container or plate made of metal▪ a pie tin

bib

• a piece of cloth or plastic that is worn under a baby's chin while the baby is eating

bid

• : to offer to pay (a particular amount of money) for something that is being sold : to make a bid at an auction ▪ I'll bid $100 on the lamp but no higher. ▪ The auctioneer said, “What am I bid [=offered] for this lamp?” ▪ He plans to stop bidding if the bids go over $500. ▪ The two brothers bid against each other for the same chair. [=they each tried to buy the chair by repeatedly making higher bids than the other one had made]: to offer to do work for a particular price▪ Several local companies are bidding for the same job. ▪ His company bid on the snow removal contract.

• 2 past tense and past participle bid : to say how many points you are trying to win in a card game ▪ He bid two. ▪ He bid and I passed.

dim

• V. to make (a light) less bright or to become less bright

• ▪ Dim the lights. ▪ The car's headlights were dimmed. ▪ The lights dimmed.

• Adj. not bright or clear▪ I found her sitting in a dim [=dark] corner of the restaurant. ▪ a dim [=obscure, faint] light ▪ not seen clearly ▪ Just the dim outline of the building could be seen through the fog

fib

• an untrue statement about something minor or unimportant▪ I have to admit that I told a fib when I said I enjoyed the movie. ▪ Is she telling fibs again?

• He fibbed about liking her new dress.

• He fibbed about his weight.

Hidpast tense of hide

V : to put (something) in a place where it cannot be seen or found▪ She hid the gifts under the bed. ▪ His records were hidden (away) in the back room.

I hid some money in my mattress.

jig

• N. a type of lively dance▪ She did/danced a little jig. ; also : the music played for such a dance▪ Hey, play us a jig.

• the jig is up - used to say that a dishonest plan or activity has been discovered and will not be allowed to continue ▪ The jig is up: where did you hide the stolen goods?

nip

• V. : to bite or pinch (someone or something) lightly

• ▪ The dog nipped my ankles.

• ▪ The dog nipped at my ankles.

rig

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[count] 1 : equipment or machinery that is used for a particular purpose▪ an oil-drilling rig = an oil rig ▪ a radio rig

• 2 US : a large truck that is attached to a trailer▪ He drives a big rig.

Rig verb

• rigs; rigged; rig·ging

• [+ obj] : to control or affect (something, such as a game or election) in a dishonest way in order to get a desired result▪ They are suspected of rigging [=fixing] the election.