Meanings
adjectivetip-up (not comparable)
- not comparableDesigned 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 October, “New Metropolitan Line train sets enter service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 623
nountip-up (plural tip-ups)
plural tip-ups
- A device used in ice fishing, having a flag that is raised to alert the angler when the bait below the ice is taken.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveconstructed so as to tip up or out of the way
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