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tipped the scales

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

Meaning of tip the scales

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To turn to one side of a balanced situation.
    • "But an uprising in the central provinces would tip the scales for us!" exclaimed Conan.1935-1936, Robert E. Howard, The Hour of the Dragon
    Synonyms:
    turn the scale

Questions about tipped the scales

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

Words near tipped the scales in the dictionary

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

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