tip up

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.

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“Tip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip%20up. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.

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