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): (Valencian) [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

$ (transitive) to incline and lift (a drinking container) in order to drink.

• “empinar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014