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.
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Figueroa told investigators that an ashtray tipped over and fell onto the victim, who was lying on a bed at their Leavenworth apartment.
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Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Also included is a padded laptop sleeve that’ll protect your computer in the event that your bag drops or tips over.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Suddenly the motor fell off the boat, which tipped over.
—Tommie Trevino, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
The boat, with 53 people aboard, tipped over at around 2 p.m. local time, as Storm Wipha approached Vietnam across the South China Sea.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 19 July 2025
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Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Also included is a padded laptop sleeve that’ll protect your computer in the event that your bag drops or tips over.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Suddenly the motor fell off the boat, which tipped over.
—Tommie Trevino, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
The boat, with 53 people aboard, tipped over at around 2 p.m. local time, as Storm Wipha approached Vietnam across the South China Sea.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 19 July 2025
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 19 Aug. 2025.
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