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tip-up

tip-up

1 7.4
Folds up and moves out of the way when not in use
  • adjective
translation icon : plegable
  • She bought a tip-up chair for her apartment.

Examples

  • The tip-up table is perfect for small spaces.

  • The theater installed tip-up seats in every row to make cleaning easier.

  • Please fold down your tip-up tray before takeoff.

  • The old bus still had the original tip-up benches near the door.

  • The table has a tip-up feature that allows it to be stored easily when not in use.

  • Her chair is tip-up, making it easy to tuck away in small spaces.

  • We installed a tip-up desk that folds down flat against the wall when the room is not in use.

Synonyms

foldaway
vstip-up
4.6

Becomes smaller to save space when you do not use it

is designed to tip or fold out of the way rather than for storage

Antonyms

stationary
46 2.9

Not moving and staying in one place

fixed
1.0

Attached firmly to something so it cannot move

How Foldable

collapsible
7 4.0
tip-up
1 7.4
hinged
2.9
fixed
1.0

Surface Forms

tip-up positive

Morphology

tip-up = tip + up (transparent) = tip + up

Built from the phrasal verb 'tip up' (tip + up); the adjective describes something designed to tip up, which is directly deducible from its parts.

Etymology

Tip-up combines tip ('to tilt') and up ('toward a higher position'), so it names something—like a seat or tray—that is made to 'tilt up' and fold out of the way when not in use.