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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The sturdy round base keeps the lamp from wobbling or tipping over. Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024 By 2023, the figure had tipped over to 51%, and this year Adobe expects 53% of e-commerce holiday transactions to be on mobile. Beth Ann Kaminkow, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 Uncle Sam’s national debt has tipped over the $35.7 trillion mark, meaning the burden for each person in America is now more than $105,000. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024 Auto shut-off automatically turns the humidifier off if it’s tipped over or runs out of water. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tip over 

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“Tip over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip%20over. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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