tip over

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

Much of the mathematical community, which was already distressed, tipped over into existential crisis. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

The probe’s landing gear is designed to absorb the energy of each landing to mitigate the risk of tipping over or bouncing back into space, a real concern with the feeble and uneven gravity field on Phobos. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

Unlike previous Ship splashdowns, though, which have exploded after tipping over into the water, Ship 40 remained largely intact and afloat. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Slide it out roughly 1/3 of the way to access the small compartment and the heavier 2/3 is still inside preventing it from tipping over. — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for tip over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover