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

There was one big first-half chance that went begging, Callum Doyle’s flick-on leaving the Wales international with just goalkeeper Max Weiss to beat, but his close-range header was tipped over. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

An inflatable sphere not only cannot tip over, but the form factor also insulates its internal components from sharp rocks, dust, and the huge temperature swings from over 93 °C in sunlit spots to minus 240 °C in the shade inside lunar craters. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026

The cab did not tip over, and its driver was not injured, police said. — David K. Li, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

Because the landing was so gentle, Ship 40 was able to slowly tip over and float in the ocean without exploding or sinking, as prior prototypes have done. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for tip over

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