The meaning of TIPTOE is the position of being balanced on the balls of the feet and toes with the heels raised —usually used with on; also : the ends of the toes. How to use tiptoe in a sentence.

TIPTOE definition: 1. on your toes with the heel of your foot lifted off the ground: 2. to walk on your toes with the…. Learn more.

Tiptoe (tiptoes or tippy toes) describes the human body posture and locomotion of removing the heel (s) of one or both feet from the ground.

To walk or move quietly on one's toes. n. The tip of a toe. 1. Standing or walking on one's toes. 2. Stealthy; wary. 1. On one's toes. 2. Stealthily; warily. Full of anticipation; eager: The children were on tiptoe before the birthday party. American Heritage® …

To tiptoe is to walk with your weight on your toes, moving quietly. If you're late to your yoga class and everyone's lying still with their eyes closed, you may want to tiptoe to your mat.

TIPTOE meaning: 1. standing on your toes with the rest of your feet off the ground 2. to walk quietly on your toes. Learn more.

Tiptoe definition: To walk or move quietly on one's toes.

TIPTOE meaning: 1. on your toes with the heel of your foot lifted off the ground: 2. to walk on your toes with the…. Learn more.

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.

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word tiptoe. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.