tip over

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

Sonesta sign damages 2 cars in Newark, Delaware The sign at the Sonesta ES Suites Wilmington/Newark on Chapman Avenue in Newark tipped over and fell on top of two cars. — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

Because of this, bears will not be able to easily tip over a trash can and eat the contents inside. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2026

Advocates would then only need Arizona or Nevada to sign on to tip over the 270 vote threshold for the compact to theoretically go into effect. — Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 10 Nov. 2026

Much of the mathematical community, which was already distressed, tipped over into existential crisis. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for tip over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover