"tip" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

tip verbo

tip + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 11
tip one's hat • tip one's hand • tip one's head • tip the scales • tip the balance • ...
verbo + tip
Kolokacji: 3
help tip • avoid tipping • risk tipping
tip + preposición
Kolokacji: 24
tip off • tip over • tip up • tip on • tip with • ...
tip + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 21
tip forward • widely tipped • tip slightly • tip sideways • finally tip • ...
(2) well, easily
Kolokacji: 2
(3) heavily, gently
Kolokacji: 2
(4) upward, downward
Kolokacji: 2
1. tip upward = wskazówka do góry tip upward
  • Bert jolted backward; his gun tipped upward and delivered a shot in air.
  • A pointed egg will tend to sit on its side, with the big end tipped upward.
  • She lay on her back now, her face tipped upward into the draft of air she was sure came from the shaft.
  • If the current set downward the Ram tipped upward and had to fight against the climb.
  • But at starting or on grades, the resistance made the beam assume a horizontal position, which caused the locomotive to tip upward.
  • The face tipped upward for a moment, scanning the darkened windows one last time.
  • Lush rosy crests tipped upward, begging for a man's touch?
  • Out of combat, a Greek hoplite would wear the helmet tipped upward for comfort.
  • "It will be better for them, too," she replied, her jaw tipped upward with determqnation.
  • One corner of his mouth tipped upward.
2. tip downward = wskazówka w dół tip downward
(5) suddenly, slowly
Kolokacji: 2
(6) precariously, dangerously
Kolokacji: 2

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