fly-tip

verb

To dispose of waste (garbage) illegally, rather than at an authorized dump location.

“You face an unlimited fine if your rubbish is found fly-tipped.”

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Meanings

verbfly-tip (third-person singular simple present fly-tips, present participle fly-tipping, simple past and past participle fly-tipped)

present singular third person fly-tips · participle present fly-tipping · participle past fly-tipped · past fly-tipped · alternative flytip

  1. To dispose of waste (garbage) illegally, rather than at an authorized dump location.

    You face an unlimited fine if your rubbish is found fly-tipped.

nounfly-tip (plural fly-tips)

plural fly-tips · alternative flytip

  1. A pile of rubbish discarded in such a manner.

Origin

From fly + tip. To tip (“deposit rubbish”) on the fly.

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Translations

Dutch afval dumpen
  • afval dumpento dispose of waste illegally
French décharge sauvage, dépôt sauvage
  • décharge sauvagepile of illegally discarded rubbish
  • dépôt sauvagepile of illegally discarded rubbish
  • dépôt sauvage de déchetspile of illegally discarded rubbish
  • dépôt sauvage d'ordurespile of illegally discarded rubbish
Welsh tipio'n anghyfreithlon, tipio anghyfreithlon
  • tipio'n anghyfreithlonto dispose of waste illegally
  • tipio anghyfreithlonpile of illegally discarded rubbish
Cite this entry
APA

fly-tip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly-tip

MLA

“fly-tip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly-tip. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fly-tip,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly-tip.

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