I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
stand on tiptoe/stand on your toes (= support yourself on your toes )
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If he stood on tiptoe, he could reach the shelf.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
stand
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Cleo stood on tiptoe , trying to see who hid behind the door.
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Without even standing on tiptoe , the historian could glimpse the fields and gardens of the neighbouring disciplines.
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As Hirsch puts it: If everyone stands on tiptoe , no one sees better.
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She was standing on tiptoe with her hands tucked into the folds of her white jellaba.
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Habit of appearing to stand on tiptoe , stretching the neck.
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Riven stood on tiptoe to try and see what was going on.
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If he stood on tiptoe , he could reach the shelf.
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He was right, I did have to stand on tiptoe and even then I could hardly reach.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Hold on to the bannister rail and lower your heels down slowly, then slowly rise on tiptoe .
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I went to the kitchen on tiptoe .
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In answer she lifted herself up on tiptoe and leaned against his tall, firm frame.
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One went on tiptoe so as not to disturb the hush.
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Standing tiptoe on the mushy lawn, he tapped on the windows and tried to peek in.
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The creature hovered on tiptoe , ice-cold with shock.
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Then, holding her own breath and moving stealthily on tiptoe , she began to ease her way towards the exit.
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Without even standing on tiptoe , the historian could glimpse the fields and gardens of the neighbouring disciplines.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He tiptoed out of the room, trying not to wake the baby.
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I tiptoed along the passage to Claire's door and peeped in.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Even so, he tiptoed into war, never quite believing that it would reach the magnitude it did.
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He tiptoed closer, smiling broadly, waiting for Suzanne to spot him.
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It's possible that he tiptoed down the passage and came in by the main door.
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She tiptoed across the aisle and sat down beside the motionless figure.
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Sometimes Fate tiptoes discreetly at the margins of our lives, averting her eyes and keeping her distance.
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The oldest daughter motioned to the third daughter, who tiptoed into the circle the women had made around the old man.
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They tiptoed along corridors shining and antiseptic, peeped at him where he lay, inert, in his white bed.