1 (tilt) inclinar he tipped the soup bowl towards him inclinó el cuenco de sopa hacia sí; to tip sb off their seat quitar a algn de su asiento (inclinándolo); tip the cat off the chair inclina un poco la silla para que se baje el gato
tip the cat off the chair and sit yourself down he tipped the rim of his hat over his eyes
to tip one's hat to sb saludar a algn con el sombrero or ladeando el sombrero
the driver tipped his hat to her to tip sth [towards] sth/sb the north pole is slightly tipped towards the sun
to tip the balance or scales (in sb's favour/against sb) inclinar la balanza (a favor de algn/en contra de algn) today's slightly shorter race could help to tip the scales in his favour if the trial were evenly poised, the papers might tip the balance against them to tip the [scales] at 80kg he tips the scales at 100kg he tipped the scales at a hundred and sixty pounds she tipped the scales at 22 stones before her diet, and looked much older than her 31 years to tip one's hand > one's mitt > >
to tip sb over the edge (into insanity) sumir algn en la locura another shock like that could well tip him over the edge a single ??? may have damaged her already vulnerable psyche and tipped her over the edge into agoraphobia Was this what had tipped her over the edge into a madness
2 (pour) to tip sth [into] sth
to tip sth into sth: tip the vegetables into a bowl eche las verduras en un cuenco; they tip the rubbish into the river vierten or tiran la basura en el río; he tipped some sweets into her hand le echó unos caramelos en la mano
she tipped the remains of her lunch into the bin he tipped the contents of the rucksack [onto] the floor Claude pulled the bag out of his pocket and tipped a pile of raisins into her hand to tip sth [out of] sth he tipped the water out of the bucket
she tipped her things out of the suitcase volcó la maleta y sacó sus cosas
to tip sth [over] sth/sb she tipped the stew over his head she tipped wine all over the carpet basket, bowl, box they heaved baskets of coal off rail-trucks and tipped them into lorries Len tipped the tray of memos over his colleague and went out the costs of tipping rubbish in landfills