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.
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The semitrailer was carrying roughly 50,000 pounds of bees when the driver failed to complete a turn and tipped over, according to local radio station KOGT.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Millions of honeybees escaped into a rural Texas neighborhood after a semitrailer carrying about 400 hives tipped over, officials said.
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CBS News,
23 June 2026
The business has received a few tips over the 18 hours since Hawkins discovered it was stolen, but the inflatable hasn’t been recovered.
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Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Pearson said the bear was tipping over trash bins and had access to unsecured livestock feed.
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Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
18 June 2026
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Millions of honeybees escaped into a rural Texas neighborhood after a semitrailer carrying about 400 hives tipped over, officials said.
—
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The business has received a few tips over the 18 hours since Hawkins discovered it was stolen, but the inflatable hasn’t been recovered.
—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Pearson said the bear was tipping over trash bins and had access to unsecured livestock feed.
—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for tip over
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“Tip over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip%20over. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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