tump (over)

verb

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tump (over)
  1. topple
  2. overthrow
  3. overset
  4. invert
  5. turn over
  6. overturn
Verb
  • Israel’s leaders had vowed to topple Hamas and bring home the roughly 250 hostages the militant group and its allies abducted in October 2023.
    — Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Make no mistake about it, everyone knows for Ontario Christian to become the new powerhouse in Southern California, Etiwanda must be toppled.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of topple
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  • Party members have toyed with reviving Nazi slogans, downplayed the horror wrought by the Holocaust and have been linked to plots to overthrow the government.
    — Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The one exception was George W. Bush, who, riding a surge of patriotism and fear following 9/11, attempted to overthrow the Taliban in Afghanistan and waged a foolhearted war in Iraq.
    — Steven Gillon / Made by History, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
Definition of overthrow
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Step 10 Retrieve the cake from the freezer, then invert onto a platter (gently warm the bottom of the pan over low heat to release the cake if needed) and remove the parchment.
    — Janice Feuer Haugen, Saveur, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Marc Lore, 53, loves to invert old adages, dismissing the originals as anti-entrepreneurial.
    — Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 8 Feb. 2025
Definition of invert
Verb
  • The new law would then allow education officials to check whether the family notified its district about its decision to homeschool and compel parents to turn over homeschool materials for review.
    — Molly Parker, ProPublica, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Last June, Barlow filed a declaration in support of a defense motion asking the prosecution to turn over IGG evidence.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Definition of turn over
Verb
  • As of now, there is no case before the Supreme Court directly seeking to overturn Obergefell.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
  • If these repayment plans are overturned, repealed, or fundamentally changed, many federal student loan borrowers will have no choice but to switch to a different, more expensive repayment plan.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of overturn
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“Tump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tump%20%28over%29. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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