tump (over)

chiefly Southern

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tump (over)
Verb
  • Reuters reported in April 2019 that Prince had been shopping a plan to topple the Maduro regime using mercenary soldiers.
    Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Winds have toppled trees and power lines and have flattened homes.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The names of the betrayersare a secret carefully guarded by Cacique and the group called Caribe, a loose grouping of about 3,000 Venezuelan military personnel who have deserted the regime’s ranks and from abroad are trying to coordinate to overthrow Maduro.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • This is the Venezuela that Rubio seems to expect to overthrow the regime.
    Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.
    Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
  • McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.
    John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
Verb
  • Here, the dynamic is inverted, with Flambae helping Robert from crushing himself while bench-pressing without a spotter.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Quickly invert cookies and baking mat onto another cookie sheet.
    Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutors turned over screenshots of the messages to the defense earlier this week.
    James Hill, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Its board of directors has six seats, with elections staggered so that half of the board turns over at a time.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Writing for the 4-3 majority of the court, Justice Shawn Womack overturned a decision by 16th Judicial Circuit Judge Holly Meyer requiring the Cleburne County Clerk to count the signatures on the petition and certify the measure, which had initially been pushed for the 2024 election.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Helm topples trees, uproots crops, overturns feed stacks, steals loose blankets.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Tump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tump%20%28over%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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