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To tip up

Tip \Tip\, v. t. [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap to strike gently.]

  1. To strike slightly; to tap.

    A third rogue tips me by the elbow.
    --Swift.

  2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant. [Colloq.]
    --Thackeray.

  3. To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.

    To tip off, to pour out, as liquor.

    To tip over, to overturn.

    To tip the wink, to direct a wink; to give a hint or suggestion by, or as by, a wink. [Slang]
    --Pope.

    To tip up, to turn partly over by raising one end.

Usage examples of "to tip up".

Kelber leaned over, suddenly laughing like a madman, the box in his hands starting to tip up.