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 accident involved three vehicles including a box truck that tipped over and left debris across the road on the 3300 block of southbound State Highway 121, according to a Grapevine police spokesperson.
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
This is the way authoritarianism substitutes for democracy – slowly and incrementally, until the whole system suddenly tips over.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
May 2026 Police followed up on hundreds of tips over nearly two decades.
—Julia Coin
may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
Although authorities received hundreds of tips over the years, the case remained unsolved until 2025.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
This is the way authoritarianism substitutes for democracy – slowly and incrementally, until the whole system suddenly tips over.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
May 2026 Police followed up on hundreds of tips over nearly two decades.
—Julia Coin
may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
Although authorities received hundreds of tips over the years, the case remained unsolved until 2025.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
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“Tip over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip%20over. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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