to tiptoe out

  • 1Tiptoe — 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]… …

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  • 2Tiptoe 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… …

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  • 3tiptoe — /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… …

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  • 4tiptoe — [[t]tɪ̱ptoʊ[/t]] tiptoes, tiptoeing, tiptoed 1) VERB If you tiptoe somewhere, you walk there very quietly without putting your heels on the floor when you walk. [V prep/adv] She slipped out of bed and tiptoed to the window. [Also V] 2) PHRASE:… …

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  • 5watch out — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. take care, heed, be cautious, proceed carefully, mind, go on tiptoe, take precautions, be on one s guard, make sure of, be doubly sure, look alive*, keep an eye peeled*, handle with kid gloves*. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I… …

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  • 6Royal Cat Nap — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = Royal Cat Nap series = Tom and Jerry caption = The title card of Royal Cat Nap . director = William Hanna Joseph Barbera story artist = William Hanna Joseph Barbera animator = Carlo Vinci Lewis Marshall… …

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  • 7undercover — Synonyms and related words: above water, abstruse, armored, at anchor, back door, backstairs, beclouded, behind the curtain, behind the scenes, behind the veil, blind, buried, cased, ceiled, clandestine, cloaked, close, clouded, coated, concealed …

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  • 8tuck in — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you tuck in a piece of material, you keep it in position by placing one edge or end of it behind or under something else. For example, if you tuck in your shirt, you place the bottom part of it inside your trousers or skirt. [V …

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  • 9with bated breath — Synonyms and related words: abjectly, anticipatingly, anticipatively, anticipatorily, anxious, apprehensive, apprehensively, aside, bashfully, behind the curtain, behind the scenes, behind the veil, between the teeth, covertly, diffidently,… …

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  • 10Tippy toes — Tiptoe redirects here. For the song, see Paradise (Joy and the Boy album). Tippy toes describes the human body posture and locomotion of removing the heel(s) of one or both feet from the ground. It is quite often used as a slang when the weight… …

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