empinar

== Catalan == === Etymology === From en- +‎ pi +‎ -ar, literally, to make oneself like a pine (i.e. tall and erect). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əm.piˈna] IPA(key): (Valencia) [em.piˈnaɾ] Homophone: empinà Rhymes: -a(ɾ) === Verb === empinar (first-person singular present empino, first-person singular preterite empiní, past participle empinat) (transitive) to lift, to raise empinar el colze ― to raise the wrist (i.e. drink heavily) (promininal) to stand up, to stand on tiptoes ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (stand erect): alzinar (stand on tiptoes): posar-se de puntetes == Portuguese == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: em‧pi‧nar === Verb === empinar (first-person singular present empino, first-person singular preterite empinei, past participle empinado) (transitive) to pitch upwards, to tilt something so that its front extremity points higher than standardly (transitive) to wheelie; to perform a wheelie with (a bicycle, a motorcycle, etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== pinar === Further reading === “empinar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “empinar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From en- +‎ pino (“straight, right, upright”) +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /empiˈnaɾ/ [ẽm.piˈnaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: em‧pi‧nar === Verb === empinar (first-person singular present empino, first-person singular preterite empiné, past participle empinado) (transitive) to lift (transitive) to erect (transitive) to set upright (transitive) to incline and lift (a drinking container) in order to drink. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “empinar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025