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[ adverb ] on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe
Examples "standing tiptoe" Used in print (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)They waited three minutes and_then crept out on tip-toe ; the halls were empty and they passed down_the_stairs to number nine and listened at the door . |
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[ adjective ] walking on the tips of one's toes so as to make no noise
Examples "moving with tiptoe steps" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] straining upward on the tips of the toes
Examples "in a tiptoe stance to see over the crowd" Related terms |
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