tip back

tɪp bæk

tipped backtipping back

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Definition of tip back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

movementto tilt something backward

He tipped back his chair and almost fell.

lean back

recline

drinking

to drink something quickly

She tipped back her glass of water in one gulp.

chug

gulp

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Expressions with tip

tip down

move downward

The bird's wings tipped down during landing.

tip out

empty a container by tipping it over

She tipped out the contents of her bag.

tip over

fall from an upright position

The chair tipped over when he leaned back too far..

tip up

raise one end of something

He tipped up the box to look underneath.

at the tip of

prep.

indicates the very end or point of something

The lighthouse stands at the tip of the peninsula.

the tip of the tongue

momentary inability to recall a word or name

The answer is on the tip of the tongue.

Terms with tip back included in their meaning

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cacuminal

adj.

linguistics

pronounced with the tongue tip turned back

cacuminal

phonology

consonant made with tongue tip turned back

Examples of tip back in a sentence

The mechanic tipped back the hood to check the engine.
He tipped back his beer and laughed.
They tipped back their drinks in celebration.

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French:incliner, boire cul sec, ...
German:nach hinten kippen, schnell trinken, ...
Italian:inclinare all'indietro, bere velocemente, ...
Spanish:inclinar hacia atrás, beber de un trago, ...
Portuguese:reclinar, virar, ...
Chinese:向后倾斜, 一饮而尽, ...
Japanese:後ろに傾ける, 一気に飲む, ...
Arabic:أرجع, جرع, ...
Hebrew:לְהַטּוֹת לְאָחוֹר, לִלְגּוֹם בִּלְגִימָה אַחַת, ...
Russian:откинуть назад, залпом выпить, ...
Ukrainian:нахилити назад, випити швидко, ...
Hindi:पीछे झुकाना, जल्दी से पीना, ...
Bengali:পিছনে হেলানো, দ্রুত পান করা, ...
Catalan:inclinar cap enrere, beure ràpidament, ...
Czech:zaklonit, vyklopit, ...
Danish:vippe tilbage, drikke hurtigt, ...
Dutch:achterover kantelen, achterover slaan, ...
Greek:γέρνω πίσω, πίνω γρήγορα, ...
Hungarian:hátrabillenteni, felhajtani, ...
Khmer:ផ្អៀងទៅក្រោយ, ផឹកមួយគ្រឺត, ...
Korean:뒤로 젖히다, 단숨에 마시다, ...
Persian:به عقب کج کردن, سریع نوشیدن, ...
Polish:odchylić do tyłu, wypić jednym haustem, ...
Portuguese (BR):reclinar, virar, ...
Romanian:a înclina pe spate, a bea dintr-o sorbitură, ...
Swedish:tippa bakåt, svepa, ...
Thai:เอน, ดื่มเร็ว, ...
Turkish:geriye yaslanmak, hızlıca içmek, ...
Vietnamese:ngả ra sau, uống nhanh, ...

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