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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Pull two branch tips up and one branch tip down, or vice versa.
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Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
The Bears also fell to the Washington Commanders in Week 8 on a Hail Mary — a pass that was tipped up and fell into the awaiting arms of the Commanders receiver who was by himself in the end zone.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
The ball got tipped up in the air and their back guy ended up just making a play.
—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
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Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
The Bears also fell to the Washington Commanders in Week 8 on a Hail Mary — a pass that was tipped up and fell into the awaiting arms of the Commanders receiver who was by himself in the end zone.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
The ball got tipped up in the air and their back guy ended up just making a play.
—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
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“Tip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip%20up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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