tip up

Related to tip up: supplanter

tip up

1. To lift up at an angle. The tail of the boat tipped up as everyone crowded to the front.

2. To lift someone or something up at an angle. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "tip" and "up." The doctor tipped his patient up to give her a spoonful of medicine. The carpenter tipped up the wooden frame of the new wall to secure it in the correct position.

3. To tilt something, especially a bottle or other kind of container, at a forward angle. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "tip" and "up." I motioned for the bartender to keep tipping up the bottle of bourbon until my glass was completely full. I tipped the bucket up and poured the dirty water out into the gutter.

tip something up

to tilt something so it dumps. Jason tipped the wheelbarrow up and dumped the dirt out. He tipped up the glass, dumping the orange juice on the table.

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释义	tip up Related to tip up: supplanter tip up 1. To lift up at an angle. The tail of the boat tipped up as everyone crowded to the front. 2. To lift someone or something up at an angle. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "tip" and "up." The doctor tipped his patient up to give her a spoonful of medicine. The carpenter tipped up the wooden frame of the new wall to secure it in the correct position. 3. To tilt something, especially a bottle or other kind of container, at a forward angle. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "tip" and "up." I motioned for the bartender to keep tipping up the bottle of bourbon until my glass was completely full. I tipped the bucket up and poured the dirty water out into the gutter. See also: tip, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. tip something up to tilt something so it dumps. Jason tipped the wheelbarrow up and dumped the dirt out. He tipped up the glass, dumping the orange juice on the table. See also: tip, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: lift up raise up lift off thanks for the lift work an angle on (one) tilt at angle off thank you for the lift haul up hold up to (something)
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