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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Or that one that tipped over changing lanes on the Garden State Parkway, and tumbled side-over-side down a steep embankment into a quarry, killing 8.
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
The youngsters were even tipping over gravestones until Mo stopped them in their tracks.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 15 Dec. 2024
Items sold in Target stores for Pride Month had to be pulled from shelves in some U.S. regions after hostility from customers who at times confronted workers and tipped over displays.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Then, on August 28, a reusable Falcon 9 booster tipped over moments after landing on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
—Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
The youngsters were even tipping over gravestones until Mo stopped them in their tracks.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 15 Dec. 2024
Items sold in Target stores for Pride Month had to be pulled from shelves in some U.S. regions after hostility from customers who at times confronted workers and tipped over displays.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Then, on August 28, a reusable Falcon 9 booster tipped over moments after landing on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
—Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Tip over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip%20over. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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