as in tilted
to set or cause to be at an angle
be careful because if you tip your cup any more, you'll spill your tea
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Recent Examples of tipped
Andrew Greif, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
On the next play from scrimmage, Christian Alarcon intercepted a tipped pass and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The ball went off his hands, and safety RJ Mickens caught the tipped pass for an interception.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Restaurant servers, drivers for ride-hailing services, barbers and other tipped workers making less than $150,000 a year could deduct up to $25,000 in tips from their federal income taxes starting this tax year and through 2028.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Instead, parked at the Saints’ 1-yard line, the Pats went backwards because their rookie left guard tipped the defense off pre-snap.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
And then … In an instant, Washington pulled off the unthinkable, with Noah Brown catching Jayden Daniels’ tipped pass in the end zone for the game-winning score — and an 18-15 Commanders victory.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The co-founder of a hospitality group reveals why bartenders should be tipped just like restaurant servers.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
That was a tie game until Daniels' late Hail Mary pass got tipped by a Bears defender right into the hands of a nearby Commanders receiver.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Male ratfish have a structure called a tenaculum, which is essentially a retractable rod tipped with a chandelier of teeth that springs out of their forehead to grip females during mating.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
Longtime Pegram resident Amber Dorton Covington says a friend tipped her off about the movie’s connection to her hometown, though few things in the film reminded her of home.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Over the final three minutes Sunday, quarterback Baker Mayfield threw a touchdown pass to take back the lead, and the Buccaneers defense intercepted a tipped pass, which set up Tampa Bay's game-winning field goal as time expired.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
On the next play from scrimmage, Christian Alarcon intercepted a tipped pass and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The ball went off his hands, and safety RJ Mickens caught the tipped pass for an interception.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
Lucy tipped onto his shoulder but didn’t reply.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Restaurant servers, drivers for ride-hailing services, barbers and other tipped workers making less than $150,000 a year could deduct up to $25,000 in tips from their federal income taxes starting this tax year and through 2028.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Instead, parked at the Saints’ 1-yard line, the Pats went backwards because their rookie left guard tipped the defense off pre-snap.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
And then … In an instant, Washington pulled off the unthinkable, with Noah Brown catching Jayden Daniels’ tipped pass in the end zone for the game-winning score — and an 18-15 Commanders victory.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The co-founder of a hospitality group reveals why bartenders should be tipped just like restaurant servers.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
That was a tie game until Daniels' late Hail Mary pass got tipped by a Bears defender right into the hands of a nearby Commanders receiver.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Male ratfish have a structure called a tenaculum, which is essentially a retractable rod tipped with a chandelier of teeth that springs out of their forehead to grip females during mating.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
Longtime Pegram resident Amber Dorton Covington says a friend tipped her off about the movie’s connection to her hometown, though few things in the film reminded her of home.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipped
Adjective
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The actress coordinated her look with a pair of black pointed-toe bootie heels.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Style it with work pants and pointed-toe boots for an easy, office-ready outfit, or wear it with jeans and sneakers when heading out on brisk fall days.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And not happy about three straight weeks of flags that tilted away from the Broncos.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Used for indoor security, the camera can be panned 360 degrees, tilted 96 degrees and produces footage at 2K resolution.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The vineyard is steeply sloped in spots, and Casanueva thinks the top part might be ideal for merlot.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Back then, the front lawn sloped all the way down to the river.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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More recently, the trend has leaned even more surreal, even into the grotesque.—
Emily Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
18 Oct. 2025
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Toyota leaned hard into heritage styling cues, adding those tri-color red, orange and yellow stripes that are a nod back to Baja racing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These sensors were precisely angled to prepare for the construction of a large neutrino observatory in the deep South China Sea.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Maine trembled and angled up, then listed to port, throwing him from his chair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Tipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipped. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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