tip up phrasal verb (
see also tip)
if you tip something up, or if it tips up, it moves into a sloping position, so that one end or side is higher than the other
tip something ↔ up
He tipped the bottle up so that the last of the liquid flowed into his glass. Ken tipped up the wheelbarrow, then stood back to rest. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲