tip up
phrasal verb
tipped up; tipping up; tips up
: to move or cause (something) to move so that one end is lifted up
She tipped up the lid of the box and looked inside.
Examples of tip up in a Sentence
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The ball got tipped up in the air and their back guy ended up just making a play.
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
There's a tropical storm warning for the west coast of Florida, from its southern tip up to southern Yankeetown.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024
In minutes, the stern sank underwater and the vessel would quietly tip up.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 July 2024
Plant them with their growing tips up and space them about 4 inches apart, measuring from center to center.
—Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2024
During their long stint underground, the insects sip at xylem sap, the nutrient-poor but water-rich liquid that moves from a tree’s root tips up to its canopy.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2024
The way to do that without the frog or speed worm sinking is to keep your rod tip up really high – 11 to 12 o’clock high.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
As for our ride, the plan was to cruise up and down the West Side, exploring the scenery from Manhattan’s tip up to 74th Street, or so.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
But the soil is strong enough so the walls can tip up on their edges, without punching through the foundation.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
There's a tropical storm warning for the west coast of Florida, from its southern tip up to southern Yankeetown.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024
In minutes, the stern sank underwater and the vessel would quietly tip up.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 July 2024
Plant them with their growing tips up and space them about 4 inches apart, measuring from center to center.
—Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2024
During their long stint underground, the insects sip at xylem sap, the nutrient-poor but water-rich liquid that moves from a tree’s root tips up to its canopy.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2024
The way to do that without the frog or speed worm sinking is to keep your rod tip up really high – 11 to 12 o’clock high.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
As for our ride, the plan was to cruise up and down the West Side, exploring the scenery from Manhattan’s tip up to 74th Street, or so.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
But the soil is strong enough so the walls can tip up on their edges, without punching through the foundation.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Tip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip%20up. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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