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tip
verb (ONE SIDE HIGHER) /tɪp/ (-pp-)Definition
C2 [I or T] to (cause to) move so that one side is higher than another side: The table tipped and all our drinks fell on the floor. If you put too many books on one end of the shelf, it'll tip up. Don't tip your chair back like that, you'll fall.Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting tip the scales at › to weigh: The baby tipped the scales at 3.75 kg.Measurements of weight and mass
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