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tip-up (iou)



tip-up noun & adjective. M19.
[from TIP verb2 + UP adverb1.]
A. noun. A thing which tips or tilts up; spec. (a) N. Amer. any of various sandpipers; (b) N. Amer. = TILT noun2 6; (c) ellipt. a tip-up seat. M19.
b. adjective. Designed to tip or tilt up; esp. (a) (of a container) designed to discharge its contents by tipping; (b) (of a seat in a theatre etc.) designed to tilt up when not occupied to give room for passing. L19.