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.

Examples of tip over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An 18-year-old teen allegedly tipped over a portable toilet while a young mother and her 4-year-old daughter were inside on Wednesday, May 8, in Manchester, N.H., police said. —Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024

Last year, Target removed some items from its stores and made other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride Month after intense reaction from some customers who confronted workers and tipped over displays. —Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 10 May 2024

The decision to cut back on Pride merchandise availability, first reported by Bloomberg, also comes after some customers last year confronted workers and tipped over displays. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 May 2024

Designed to withstand winds up to 30 mph, the umbrella’s heavy metal stand and weighted base will stop it from tipping over. —Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024

The tablet almost appears to levitate when viewed from the front, and the weight of its sturdy base adds just enough balance to prevent it from tipping over. —Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2024

Photo : Liguria Nautica Toppled Over in a Drydock Preparing for routine maintenance work at the Amico & Co dry-dock in Genoa, Italy, in 2019, Nero tipped over on to its port side while the dry-dock chamber was being emptied. —Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024

On Friday, Intuitive Machines announced the spacecraft had tipped over. —Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024

The company revealed in a news conference Friday evening that its Odysseus Moon lander tipped over and fell on its side. —Laura Bratton, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024