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tipped the scale

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

Meaning of tip the scale

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To change the fortunes, either positively or negatively.
    • The priest went on to say that God tipped the scales in favor of hope "through the resurrection of our crucified divine brother Jesus."2007, Melannie Svoboda, In Steadfast Love: Letters on the Spiritual Life, page 122
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To weigh (have a certain weight).
    • was kindly called to account by the good doctor when her nine-months'-old baby tipped the scales at barely twelve pounds.1917, Mabel Thorp Boardman, Under the Red Cross flag at home and abroad, page 190

Questions about tipped the scale

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

Words near tipped the scale in the dictionary

  1. tipped someone's velvet
  2. tipped the balance
  3. tipped the daddle
  4. tipped the double
  5. tipped the gaff
  6. tipped the scale
  7. tipped the scales
  8. tipped the wink
  9. tipped up
  10. tipped-up
  11. tippee

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