Standard Lemma guide

tipple

name · noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK, US: /ˈtɪpəl/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪpəl
  • CMU ARPABET: T IH1 P AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Examples

  • Alternative form: tippler

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Any alcoholic drink.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, slang, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: adult beverage, alcohol, bevvy, booze, carouse, drink, fuddling, grog, hard drink, libation, liquor, lush, nightcap, potation, potent potable, sauce, shot, strong drink, strong water, tiddly, tincture, tipple

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To sell alcoholic liquor by retail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To drink too much alcohol.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bibble

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To put up (hay, etc.) in bundles in order to dry it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To fall over; to topple.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they served beer on draft

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: draft, draught, potation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: drink

Narrower terms: quaff

11

verb

Meaning 11

drink moderately but regularly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We tippled the cognac

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bib

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: drink, booze, fuddle

History

Etymology

From the medieval personal name Tebald or Tibalt. Compare Theobald.

Unknown but possibly from a Scandinavian source (see Norwegian tipla), or from tip + -le.

Across languages

Translations

73 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kuormausalue — area near the entrance of mines used to load and unload coal
  • French: carreau — area near the entrance of mines used to load and unload coal
  • German: Kipphalde — area near the entrance of mines used to load and unload coal
  • German: Kippstelle — area near the entrance of mines used to load and unload coal
  • German: Abladestelle — area near the entrance of mines used to load and unload coal
  • Spanish: era — area near the entrance of mines used to load and unload coal
  • Bulgarian: обръщач (obrǎštač) — apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them
  • Finnish: vaununkaatolaite — apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them
  • French: benne basculante — apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them
  • German: Kippvorrichtung — apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them
  • Spanish: volquete — apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them
  • Bulgarian: питие (pitie) — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Czech: chlast — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Czech: pití — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Czech: alkohol — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Finnish: paukku — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Finnish: napanteri — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • French: verre — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • French: coup — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • French: chopine — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • French: canon — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • French: goutte — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • French: pinte — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • French: bibine — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • French: jaja — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Hungarian: pia — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Hungarian: lámpás — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Russian: напи́ток (napítok) — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Russian: бухло (buxlo) — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Russian: спотыка́ч (spotykáč) — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Spanish: copa — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Spanish: trago — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Spanish: botella — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Spanish: chiquito — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Spanish: chato — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Spanish: bebistrajo — slang: any alcoholic drink
  • Finnish: anniskella — To sell alcoholic liquor by retail
  • German: ausschenken — To sell alcoholic liquor by retail
  • Swedish: utskänka — To sell alcoholic liquor by retail
  • Bulgarian: пия (pija) — To drink too much alcohol
  • Czech: chlastat — To drink too much alcohol
  • Czech: nasávat — To drink too much alcohol
  • Finnish: juopotella — To drink too much alcohol
  • French: boire comme un Polonais — To drink too much alcohol
  • French: boire comme un trou — To drink too much alcohol
  • Ingrian: rallittaa — To drink too much alcohol
  • Russian: пьянствовать (pʹjanstvovatʹ) — To drink too much alcohol
  • Russian: нажираться (nažiratʹsja) — To drink too much alcohol
  • Spanish: beber como un cosaco — To drink too much alcohol
  • Swedish: supa — To drink too much alcohol
  • Bulgarian: пийвам (pijvam) — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Czech: nasávat — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Czech: chlastat — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Finnish: tissutella — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • French: picoler — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • French: lever le coude — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • French: s'humecter la luette — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • French: boire — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • French: biberonner — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • German: picheln — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Hungarian: pityizál — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Hungarian: iddogál — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Hungarian: iszogat — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Russian: выпива́ть (vypivátʹ) — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Spanish: pimplar — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Spanish: copear — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Spanish: empinar el codo — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Spanish: mojar la canal maestra — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Spanish: tomar — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Spanish: trincar — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Spanish: soplar — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Swedish: dricka — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess
  • Swedish: pimpla — to drink alcohol regularly, but not to excess