Phrase guide

tip one's hand

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

In card playing, to accidentally reveal one's cards or hand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: card-games, games

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

To inadvertently reveal any secret, particularly a secret that puts one at an advantage or disadvantage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: näyttää korttinsa — to accidentally reveal one's hand
  • Finnish: lipsauttaa — to inadvertently reveal a secret
  • German: sich verraten — to inadvertently reveal a secret
  • Polish: wyjawiać — to inadvertently reveal a secret
  • Polish: wyjawić — to inadvertently reveal a secret
  • Russian: раскры́ть карты (raskrýtʹ karty) — to inadvertently reveal a secret
  • Russian: вы́дать намерения (výdatʹ namerenija) — to inadvertently reveal a secret
  • Spanish: revelar sus cartas — to inadvertently reveal a secret
  • Spanish: vérsele el plumero — to inadvertently reveal a secret
  • Spanish: enseñar la pata — to inadvertently reveal a secret
  • Swedish: försäga — to inadvertently reveal a secret