"tip-up" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tip-up (not comparable)
  1. (of a seat) Designed to tilt to a vertical position when not in use, either manually or of its own accord. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tip-up-en-adj-0xolH3u5

Noun

Forms: tip-ups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tip-up (plural tip-ups)
  1. A device used in ice fishing, having a flag that is raised to alert the angler when the bait below the ice is taken.
    Sense id: en-tip-up-en-noun-t3ERV-df Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60

Inflected forms

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