tip back
B2 neutral separable both
In simple words
To lean or pour something toward the back.
Literal meaning: To cause something to tilt in a backward direction.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To cause something or oneself to lean backward.
"He tipped his chair back and stared at the ceiling."
Grammar: separable
2 B2 neutral
To tilt a container backward to pour out its contents.
"She tipped the bottle back and took a long drink of water."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used both physically (tipping a chair back) and in contexts of drinking (tipping a bottle back). Intransitive use is natural: 'the chair tipped back'. Also used for reclining seats, e.g. on aircraft.
Commonly used with
chair head bottle seat glass hat
Forms
Base
tip back
I/you/we/they
3rd person
tips back
he/she/it
Past simple
tiped back
yesterday
Past participle
tiped back
have + pp
-ing form
tiping back
continuous
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