tip-up

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tip-up

adj
(prenominal) able to be turned upwards around a hinge or pivot: a tip-up seat.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.tip-up - constructed so as to tip up or out of the way; "the little tip-up seat of the taxi"
collapsable, collapsible - capable of collapsing or being collapsed; "a collapsible boat"
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Translations

tip-up

[ˈtɪpʌp] ADJ [truck] → con volquete; [seat] → abatible
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References in periodicals archive
We begin to set up our tip-ups. Dad and David each wander to a hole with a tip-up, attach a weight to the end of the line, then drop it into the dark depths.
I prefer to use a tip-up baited with a four-to-five-inch shiner minnow, hooked just below the back of the dorsal fin so it can swim naturally.
Recently, innovative walleye anglers have been experiencing tip-up fishing drama--a run to the finish line--without the aid of tip-ups.
Suzuki's evidence in the case includes videotapes of the CU tests, in which cheering can be heard when the Samurai tips up, as well as congratulatory exclamations to a driver who achieved another tip-up. Suzuki also offered the testimony of a former CU employee who quoted Consumer Reports's editorial director at the time as saying, after no tip-ups had occurred, "If you can't find someone to roll this car, I will."
Tip-up and basal shear of a canopy tree were the primary means by which a gap was created (origin type).
I've caught pike over 20 pounds jigging for them, but most of my giant fish--all those surpassing 25 pounds--have fallen for deadbait on quick-strike rigging below a tip-up.
Prizes include cash, hats, fishing poles, an ice auger and custom made tip-up ice fishing traps.
I told my son that when you see a flag pop up into the air, it is tradition to yell "TIP-UP" and go over to the hole and pull the fish up through the hole.
"When the water's really dark under deep snow, I unbalance the tip-up with wooden dowels," he says.
Thirteen-year-old Tia Wiese put Idaho's Cascade Lake on the map in January 2015, when the 2-pound 11.68-ounce perch she caught the previous March was recognized by the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame as a new ice-fishing tip-up world record.
Just wind the line up, put the tip-up in the bucket, and reset at the next spot.
Then, a surge of adrenalin when the flag pops, followed by absolute mayhem as you rush to the tip-up."
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