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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Yolo County officials in a news release Wednesday afternoon said the two dump trucks were unloading at the facility when one of the trucks had an undisclosed accident causing its load to tip over onto the adjacent truck’s cab and its driver.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The visuals are elevated by aesthetic choices that lean into the awesomeness of, say, a prog rock album cover without tipping over into cheesy parody.
—PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
Winds were so strong in 2019 that an unruly nutcracker balloon tipped over.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Being tipped over the edge ultimately leads to Murdock putting away his vigilante role for good.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The visuals are elevated by aesthetic choices that lean into the awesomeness of, say, a prog rock album cover without tipping over into cheesy parody.
—PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
Winds were so strong in 2019 that an unruly nutcracker balloon tipped over.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Being tipped over the edge ultimately leads to Murdock putting away his vigilante role for good.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 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 15 Dec. 2025.
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