tip over
phrasal verb
tipped over; tipping over; tips over
: to fall over or to cause (something) to fall over
The glass nearly tipped over.
He accidentally tipped the lamp over and broke it.
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After tipping over, the Athena lander succumbed to low power within hours, preventing it from accomplishing its science mission for NASA.
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Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
The booster loss was the third off the Space Coast in about 15 months having lost one in December 2023 that tipped over because of high seas, and then losing another last August when the booster caught fire and tipped over.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
Its lander, Athena was off target by about 800 feet, touched down in a crater, then tipped over.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
The structural elements of an aircraft are designed so that the wings and the tail will break off and away if the plane tips over, McCormick said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
The booster loss was the third off the Space Coast in about 15 months having lost one in December 2023 that tipped over because of high seas, and then losing another last August when the booster caught fire and tipped over.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
Its lander, Athena was off target by about 800 feet, touched down in a crater, then tipped over.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
The structural elements of an aircraft are designed so that the wings and the tail will break off and away if the plane tips over, McCormick said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Tip over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip%20over. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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