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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And not just tipping over outhouses, but setting stuff on fire.
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
This way, a household that reports nominally higher income — but not an increase in buying power — doesn’t tip over into a higher tax.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
One report has been received of a dresser tipping over, but no injuries have been recorded.
—News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
But elections could act as a lightning rod for frustration over political repression to tip over into unrest.
—semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
This way, a household that reports nominally higher income — but not an increase in buying power — doesn’t tip over into a higher tax.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
One report has been received of a dresser tipping over, but no injuries have been recorded.
—News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
But elections could act as a lightning rod for frustration over political repression to tip over into unrest.
—semafor.com, 10 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 2025.
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