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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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