empinar

From en- +‎ pi +‎ -ar, literally, to make oneself like a pine (i.e. tall and erect).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əm.piˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [em.piˈnaɾ]
• Homophone: empinà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

empinar (first-person singular present empino, first-person singular preterite empiní, past participle empinat)

1. (transitive) to lift, to raise

   empinar el colze ― to raise the wrist (i.e. drink heavily)

2. (promininal) to stand up, to stand on tiptoes

• (stand erect): alzinar
• (stand on tiptoes): posar-se de puntetes

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• Hyphenation: em‧pi‧nar

empinar (first-person singular present empino, first-person singular preterite empinei, past participle empinado)

1. (transitive) to pitch upwards, to tilt something so that its front extremity points higher than standardly
   1. (transitive) to wheelie; to perform a wheelie with (a bicycle, a motorcycle, etc.)

• pinar

From en- +‎ pino (“straight, right, upright”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /empiˈnaɾ/ [ẽm.piˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: em‧pi‧nar

empinar (first-person singular present empino, first-person singular preterite empiné, past participle empinado)

1. (transitive) to lift
2. (transitive) to erect
3. (transitive) to set upright
4. (transitive) to incline and lift (a drinking container) in order to drink.

• “empinar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024