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tip-up

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Adjective

  1. Designed to tilt to a vertical position when not in use, either manually or of its own accord.

Noun

  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.

Verb

  1. To tilt something upward in order to discharge its contents.

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