tip down

tɪp daʊn

tipped downtipping down

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of tip down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

falling direction

intr.

move downward

intr.

The bird's wings tipped down during landing.

lowering motion

tr.

cause something to move downward

tr.

The pilot tipped down the plane's nose during descent.

pouring

tr.

tilt something downwards to pour out contents

tr.

He tipped down the bottle to fill the glass.

empty

pour

spill

Adjective

directionpointing towards a lower position

The tip down arrow indicated a decrease in sales.

descending

downward

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Expressions with tip

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.

tip of one's tongue

moment of almost remembering something

The answer is on the tip of my tongue.

Examples of tip down in a sentence

Tip down the bottle to pour the last drops.
Tip down the screen so everyone can see it.
He tipped down the bottle to pour the last drops.
She tipped down the jug to pour the juice.
The waiter tipped down the teapot to serve tea.
The tip down indicator showed a drop in temperature.

The graph had a tip down trend for the month.

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French:s'incliner, orienté vers le bas, ...
German:sich senken, nach unten zeigend, ...
Italian:abbassarsi, inclinato verso il basso, ...
Spanish:inclinarse hacia abajo, inclinado hacia abajo, ...
Portuguese:inclinar-se para baixo, apontado para baixo, ...
Chinese:下倾, 指向下方的, ...
Japanese:下がる, 下向きの矢印, ...
Arabic:هَبَطَ, مُتَّجِه إِلَى الأَسْفَل, ...
Hebrew:לְהַטּוֹת מַטָּה, מֻפְנֶה מַטָּה, ...
Russian:опускаться, указывающий вниз, ...
Ukrainian:опускатися, спрямований вниз, ...
Hindi:नीचे झुकना, नीचे की ओर इशारा करता हुआ, ...
Bengali:নামা, নিচের দিকে নির্দেশিত, ...
Catalan:inclinar-se cap avall, apuntant cap avall, ...
Czech:sklonit se, dolů směřující, ...
Danish:vippe ned, peger nedad, ...
Dutch:kantelen, naar beneden wijzend, ...
Greek:γέρνω προς τα κάτω, δείχνει προς τα κάτω, ...
Hungarian:lebillenni, lefelé mutató, ...
Khmer:ទម្លាក់ចុះ, ចុងចុះក្រោម, ...
Korean:아래로 기울다, 아래로 향하는, ...
Persian:پایین رفت, اشاره به پایین, ...
Polish:opaść, skierowany w dół, ...
Portuguese (BR):baixar, apontado para baixo, ...
Romanian:a se înclina în jos, îndreptat în jos, ...
Swedish:vika nedåt, pekande neråt, ...
Thai:เอียงลง, ชี้ลง, ...
Turkish:aşağı inmek, aşağıyı gösteren, ...
Vietnamese:chúc xuống, chỉ xuống, ...

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