tump

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noun

ˈtəmp 

1

dialectal, chiefly England : mound, hummock

2

: a clump of vegetation

tump

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verb

tumped; tumping; tumps

intransitive verb

chiefly Southern US : to tip or turn over especially accidentally

—usually used with over

sooner or later everybody tumps over. Nothing to worry about if you don't get caught under the canoe

—Don Kennard

transitive verb

chiefly Southern US : to cause to tip over : overturn, upset

—usually used with over

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Noun

Like the word tump, which is like a Southern secret password. —John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 14 Oct. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

Verb

perhaps akin to British dialect tumpoke to fall head over heels

First Known Use

Noun

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1967, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense