TUMP (OVER) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

tump (over)

verb

Definition of tump (over)

chiefly Southern

as in to pitchpole

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Verb

Zak’s performance on Friday was quite nice for Wauconda, which toppled previously unbeaten Grayslake North 48-14 in a Northern Lake County Conference game.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Earlier in the summer, high surf toppled a lifeguard tower at Crystal Cove after pushing several feet of sand off the beach.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of topple

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Goaded on by a governor, who handpicked the university president and staged a coup to overthrow one athletic director in order to hire Kiffin, the bayou bandits are proudly wearing their black hats.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
As long as Jordan Love doesn’t overthrow him repeatedly, Golden should gash the Purple People Greeters on a play or three.

— Brad Evans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of overthrow

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The leather upper starts with a white base with black polka dots and inverts the colors for the heel overlay.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Digital exports are becoming national strategy across the developing world, and competition among nations is inverting—from offering the cheapest hours to cultivating the most AI-fluent minds.

— Hammad Ali Nasir, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of invert

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The lime green and yellow paddleboard was located about 10 miles off Jupiter and turned over to police, the Coast Guard said in a statement Wednesday.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
The records turned over to the Senate were first reported by the New York Post and show Thomas’ actions were a surprise to his family.

— Michael Ruiz , Kelley Kramer, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of turn over

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His appellate legal team has been aggressively searching for any and every legal avenue that would overturn the judge’s sentence, nullify the jury’s guilty verdict, or even discredit the very criminal law that Combs was prosecuted under.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Knauss also shared photos of the devastation from the hurricane, which showed chairs overturned in the sanctuary and pools of water that damaged every corner of the facility.

— Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of overturn

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