tump (over)

verb

Definition of tump (over)next
chiefly Southern
as in to pitchpole

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  1. topple
  2. overthrow
  3. overset
  4. invert
  5. turn over
  6. overturn
Verb
  • Huffman fired the starting gun last month on a series of challenges to septuagenarian committee leaders by launching an insurgent bid to topple incumbent ranking member Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.).
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Photos of the week In pictures: Syrian rebels topple Assad regime 1 of 52 Check out more images, curated by CNN Photos.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of topple
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  • Days before Assad was overthrown, however, Tehran began to withdraw its forces from Syria.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Up 7-3 in the second quarter, Hurts had ample time against a third-and-7, six-man rush but overthrew Johnny Wilson for yet another three-and-out.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of overthrow
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  • That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.
    Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
  • McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.
    John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
Definition of overset
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  • Their wage cost structure may have risen significantly, with their pyramids getting inverted in ways that could be riskier in the long run.
    Tonushree Mondal, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • For Reduced to a Few Kilos of Ash, resembling the ruins of a boat hull, Myre scanned the charcoal drawing, then inverted it on her computer before printing it.
    Brian Ng, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of invert
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  • The letter asks the transition team to turn over all information on any private firms already contracted by the Trump transition.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
  • For over six decades, Falcon Camp has been a beacon for families seeking a summer experience that turns over a new leaf for their children.
    Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of turn over
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  • Trump's immunity claim is one of several attempts by his legal team to overturn his conviction and have the case dismissed.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Questions loom about TikTok as Trump's cabinet comes into shape In a ruling earlier this month, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected TikTok’s bid to overturn the law.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of overturn
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