The Collaborative International Dictionary
To tip up
Tip \Tip\, v. t. [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap to strike gently.]
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To strike slightly; to tap.
A third rogue tips me by the elbow.
--Swift. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant. [Colloq.]
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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.