noun
- the tip or end of a toe.
verb (used without object), tip·toed, tip·toe·ing.
- to move or go on tiptoe, as with caution or stealth: She tiptoed out of the room.
adjective
- characterized by standing or walking on tiptoe.
- straining upward.
- eagerly expectant.
- cautious; stealthy.
adverb
- eagerly or cautiously; on tiptoe.
Idioms
- on tiptoe,
- on the tips of one’s toes.
- expectant; eager: With Christmas coming, the children were on tiptoe.
- stealthily; cautiously: The concert had already begun, so he entered the back of the hall on tiptoe.
verb -toes, -toeing or -toed (intr)
- to walk with the heels off the ground and the weight supported by the ball of the foot and the toes
- to walk silently or stealthily
noun
- on tiptoe
- on the tips of the toes or on the ball of the foot and the toes
- eagerly anticipating something
- stealthily or silently
adverb
- on tiptoe
adjective
- walking or standing on tiptoe
- stealthy or silent
n.mid-15c., from tip (n.) + toe. As a verb from 1630s. Related: Tiptoes (late 14c.). see on tiptoe.