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tip-up

adjective 1
noun 1
tip up verb 1
forms 5

adjective1

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Designed to tilt to a vertical position when not in use, either manually or of its own accord.
- [...] there is no permanent division between the guard's section, which contains four tip-up seats, and the main passenger saloon. — 1961

noun1

A device used in ice fishing, having a flag that is raised to alert the angler when the bait below the ice is taken.

tip up verb1

To tilt something upward in order to discharge its contents.

forms

tipped up · tipped-up · tipping up · tips up · tip-ups

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