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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Other ways the fires can start include miners in the past tipping over candles, lightning strikes and wildfires at the surface. Tom Howarth follow, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 When the truck tipped over, the workers were carried away by the surging water. Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024 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 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 24 Nov. 2024.

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