tump (over)

Definition of tump (over)next
chiefly Southern

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Verb
  • Their opposition to the attacks comes despite financial support from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which has come out strongly in favor of toppling the Iranian regime.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The message was accompanied by a graphic depicting senior Iranian clerics being toppled as dominoes.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • One day, members of the terror group Al Shabab came to his house to recruit his father in their fight to overthrow the government.
    Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Castillo was sentenced to 11 years in prison last year for trying to overthrow the country’s institutions.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2026
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
  • In a moment when success is measured in eyeballs reached, the motivations that first inspired the prominent role of debate in American society have been inverted.
    Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The fuselage, or the helicopter's main body, inverted, with it and the tailboom hitting terrain about 150 and 350 feet from the lines, the report added.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • His body was taken to Mexico City where an autopsy was performed and then the body was turned over to his family on Saturday, the Attorney General’s Office said in a brief statement.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
  • His body was taken to Mexico City where an autopsy was performed and then the body was turned over to his family on Saturday, the Attorney General's Office said in a brief statement.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • An appellate court on Friday overturned the murder conviction of Antolin Garcia Torres, the man serving life without parole in the 2012 disappearance of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar, a crime that captivated the region in part because her body has never been found.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Kelly might well have wondered when Pinheiro was sent to the screen by video assistant referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski whether his second booking was about to be overturned.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Tump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tump%20%28over%29. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.

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