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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Kerr and his pacers lined up on the outside, wary of cutting in from wide a year on from Cameron Myers toppling over and out just behind him in the 2025 Diamond League meet, where Kerr finished second in the 1500 meters.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Steve Forbes says the United States must double down on efforts to topple the Tehran regime, arguing that free passage through the Strait of Hormuz should remain a non-negotiable American imperative.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of topple

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Thurston and others formed a group, named the Committee of Safety, and plotted to overthrow Liliuokalani and install their own administration, one that would be open to the United States annexing the islands.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
Rare voluntary transfer of power The peaceful, voluntary transfer of power was rare in a region where such change usually results from death or overthrow.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of overthrow

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The New Badge Makes Its In-Car Debut Last year Range Rover quietly launched a new graphic logo to complement the brand’s traditional logo, a stacked RR, with the lower R reversed and inverted.

— Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
But there’s a point at which an act of service risks inverting into a selfish act.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of invert

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Black is legally required to turn over his NDAs to the House Oversight Committee by next week, the committee confirmed Friday.

— Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
The Department of Justice attempted to compel states to turn over their voter files, and sued more than two dozen that refused to do so.

— Steven Portnoy, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Definition of turn over

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Since the Supreme Court overturned her order in June, however, Haitian immigrants with TPS are now vulnerable for deportation — even while their constitutional case continues in her federal court in Washington.

— Jay Weaver July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
The decision was later overturned by FIFA, clearing Balogun to play in the United States’ knockout-stage match against Belgium.

— Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of overturn

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