Meaning

1 senses

  1. To clean with a Q-tip.

Origin

American genericization from the brand name coined (and registered as the trademark "Q-TIP

American genericization from the brand name coined (and registered as the trademark "Q-TIPS") by Unilever; see tip. Q stands for quality.

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Forms

Q-tips, Q-tipping, Q-tipped, Q-tipped
Base formQ-tip · to Q-tip
3rd person singularQ-tips
Present participleQ-tipping
Past simpleQ-tipped
Past participleQ-tipped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyQ-tip
he, she, itQ-tips

Past simpleLesson

all personsQ-tipped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave Q-tipped
he, she, ithas Q-tipped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill Q-tip

Synonyms

1 synonyms
cotton wool bud

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pyramidpythonqqipaoquaquack
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