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tipped the balance

tipped the balance is the simple past and past participle of tip the balance.

Meaning of tip the balance

Verb

tip the balance (third-person singular simple present tips the balance, present participle tipping the balance, simple past and past participle tipped the balance)

  1. Synonym of tip the scales.
    Synonyms:
    tip the scales

Questions about tipped the balance

What is tipped the balance the simple past and past participle of?
Tipped the balance is the simple past and past participle of tip the balance.

Words near tipped the balance in the dictionary

  1. tipped off
  2. tipped one's hat
  3. tipped out
  4. tipped over
  5. tipped someone's velvet
  6. tipped the balance
  7. tipped the daddle
  8. tipped the double
  9. tipped the gaff
  10. tipped the scale
  11. tipped the scales

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