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on+tiptoe

  • 1 tiptoe

    ['tiptəu]
    (to walk on the toes, usually in order to be quiet: He tiptoed past her bedroom door.) περπατώ στις μύτες των ποδιών
    - stand on tiptoes
    - stand on tiptoe

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  • 2 stand etc on tiptoe(s)

    (to walk, stand etc on the toes: He stood on tiptoe(s) to reach the shelf.) στέκομαι στις μύτες των ποδιών

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  • 3 stand etc on tiptoe(s)

    (to walk, stand etc on the toes: He stood on tiptoe(s) to reach the shelf.) στέκομαι στις μύτες των ποδιών

    English-Greek dictionary > stand etc on tiptoe(s)

  • 4 Tip

    subs.
    Sharp end of anything: Ar. and V. ἀκμή, ἡ (Eur., Supp. 318).
    Tips of wings: Ar. πτερύγων ἀκμαί (Ran. 1353).
    Tip of a spear: P. and V. λόγχη, ἡ (Plat., Lach. 183D).
    Tip of an arrow: V. γλωχίς, ἡ.
    The tip of anything: use adj., P. and V. ἄκρος, agreeing with subs.
    The tips of one's fingers: P. χεῖρες ἄκραι (Plat.), cf. V. ἄκρα χείρ (Eur., Hel. 1444).
    Scraping away the earth with the tips of their fingers: V. ἄκροισι δακτύλοισι διαμῶσαι χθόνα (Eur., Bacch. 709).
    The tip of one's tongue: see under Tongue.
    Tiptoe: under tiptoe.
    ——————
    v. trans.
    Lift, raise: P. and V. αἴρειν; see Raise.
    Lean: P. and V. κλίνειν.
    Tip-up, upset: P. and V. ἀνατρέπειν, ἀναστρέφειν; see Upset.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tip

  • 5 walk

    (to walk, stand etc on the toes: He stood on tiptoe(s) to reach the shelf.) στέκομαι στις μύτες των ποδιών

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  • 6 Expectation

    subs.
    P. προσδοκία, ἡ, P. and V. ἐλπίς, ἡ.
    Opinion, view: P. and V. δόξα, ἡ, γνώμη, ἡ.
    Contrary to expectation: P. and V. παρὰ γνωμήν; or use adj., P. παράδοξος.
    Beyond expectation: P. and V. παρʼ ἐλπίδα, V. ἐκτὸς ἐλπίδος, ἔξω ἐλπίδος.
    On the tiptoe of expectation: use adj., P. μετέωρος, ὀρθός.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Expectation

  • 7 Tip-toe

    subs.
    P. and V. ἄκρος πούς, V. ἄκρος δάκτυλος, ὁ.
    On tiptoe: V. ἐπʼ ἄκρων (Soph., Aj. 1230), ἄκροισι δακτύλοισι (Eur., I. T. 266).
    Tread on tap-toe: P. ἄκρῳ ποδὶ ἐπιβαίνειν (Plat., Lach. 183B).
    Standing on tip-toe: V. ὄνυχας ἐπʼ ἄκρους στάς (Eur., El. 840).
    Walking on tip-toe: V. ἐν δʼ ἄκροισι βὰς ποσί (Eur., Ion, 1166).
    On the tip-toe of excitement, adj.: P. μετέωρος, ὀρθός.
    All the rest of Greece was on the tip-toe of excitement at the conflict of the leading states: P. ἡ ἄλλη Ἑλλὰς πᾶσα μετέωρος ἦν συνιουσῶν τῶν πρώτων πόλεων (Thuc. 2, 8).
    Be on the tip-toe of excitement, v.: Ar. and P. ἐπαίρεσθαι, P. αἰωρεῖσθαι, P. and V. ἀναπτεροῦσθαι. (Xen. also Ar.).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tip-toe

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  • Tiptoe — Tip toe , a. 1. Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert. [1913 Webster] Night s candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. Shak. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tiptoe mirth — Tiptoe Tip toe , a. 1. Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert. [1913 Webster] Night s candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tiptoe — Tip toe , n.; pl. {Tiptoes}. The end, or tip, of the toe. [1913 Webster] He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes]. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {To be a tiptoe}, {To stand a tiptoe},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tiptoe — [tip′tō΄] n. 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 vi. tiptoed, tiptoeing to walk stealthily or… …   English World dictionary

  • Tiptoe — Tip toe , v. i. To step or walk on tiptoe. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tiptoe — The verb has inflected forms tiptoes, tiptoed, tiptoeing. The noun is confined to the expression on tiptoe(s), where it can be singular or plural …   Modern English usage

  • tiptoe — ► VERB (tiptoes, tiptoed, tiptoeing) ▪ walk quietly and carefully with one s heels raised and one s weight on the balls of the feet. ● on tiptoe (or tiptoes) Cf. ↑on tiptoes …   English terms dictionary

  • Tiptoe Through the Tulips — is a popular song originally published in 1926. The music was written by Joe Burke, and the lyrics by Al Dubin. Versions by Nick Lucas (#1); Jean Goldkette (#5); Johnny Marvin (#11);and Roy Fox (#18) charted in 1929. It featured in the 1929 film… …   Wikipedia

  • tiptoe — (n.) mid 15c., from TIP (Cf. tip) (n.) + TOE (Cf. toe). As a verb from 1630s. Related: Tiptoes (late 14c.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • tiptoe — tip|toe1 [ tıp,tou ] noun on tiptoe(s) if you stand or walk on tiptoe, you stand or walk on your toes: If he stood on tiptoe, he could reach the shelf. tiptoe tip|toe 2 [ tıp,tou ] verb intransitive to walk on your toes: We tiptoed down the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tiptoe — /tip toh /, n., v., tiptoed, tiptoeing, adj., adv. n. 1. the tip or end of a toe. 2. on tiptoe, a. on the tips of one s toes. b. expectant; eager: With Christmas coming, the children were on tiptoe. c. stealthily; cautiously: The concert had… …   Universalium

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