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.
Examples of tip over in a Sentence
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Photo : Liguria Nautica Toppled Over in a Drydock
Preparing for routine maintenance work at the Amico & Co dry-dock in Genoa, Italy, in 2019, Nero tipped over on to its port side while the dry-dock chamber was being emptied.
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Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
On Friday, Intuitive Machines announced the spacecraft had tipped over.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
The company revealed in a news conference Friday evening that its Odysseus Moon lander tipped over and fell on its side.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
Shares of Intuitive Machines tumbled 30% in extended trade on Friday, wiping out all their rally in Friday’s market session after the company said its moon lander had tipped over.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2024
Engineers say the spacecraft actually tipped over during landing, leaving it resting on its side.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
One of the spacecraft’s legs snagged the surface and the whole thing tipped over, landing on its side.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
One person was airlifted to the hospital after an 18-wheeler tractor-trailer crashed into seven other vehicles, tipped over and caught fire on Florida’s Turnpike extension in northwest Miami-Dade during the Thursday morning rush hour, according to authorities.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
The sturdiness of both the chairs and table was assessed, as well as any tendency to tip over or slip on hard floors.
—Samantha McIntyre, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024
Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
On Friday, Intuitive Machines announced the spacecraft had tipped over.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
The company revealed in a news conference Friday evening that its Odysseus Moon lander tipped over and fell on its side.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
Shares of Intuitive Machines tumbled 30% in extended trade on Friday, wiping out all their rally in Friday’s market session after the company said its moon lander had tipped over.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2024
Engineers say the spacecraft actually tipped over during landing, leaving it resting on its side.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
One of the spacecraft’s legs snagged the surface and the whole thing tipped over, landing on its side.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
One person was airlifted to the hospital after an 18-wheeler tractor-trailer crashed into seven other vehicles, tipped over and caught fire on Florida’s Turnpike extension in northwest Miami-Dade during the Thursday morning rush hour, according to authorities.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
The sturdiness of both the chairs and table was assessed, as well as any tendency to tip over or slip on hard floors.
—Samantha McIntyre, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Tip over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip%20over. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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