IDIOMS
on tiptoe / tiptoes standing or walking on the front part of your foot, with your heels off the ground, in order to make yourself taller or to move very quietly or lightly:
She had to stand on tiptoe to reach the top shelf. * We crept around on tiptoes so as not to disturb him.
verb [V] [usually +adv./prep.] to walk using the front parts of your feet only, so that other people cannot hear you:
I tiptoed over to the window.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is tiptoe a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, tiptoe is tagged as noun.
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