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

Recent Examples on the Web

Designed to withstand winds up to 30 mph, the umbrella’s heavy metal stand and weighted base will stop it from tipping over. —Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024

The tablet almost appears to levitate when viewed from the front, and the weight of its sturdy base adds just enough balance to prevent it from tipping over. —Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2024

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. —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