tump (over)

Definition of tump (over)next
chiefly Southern
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Verb
  • In another situation, a little over a mile away, firefighters were responding to power lines toppled by strong winds.
    Julia Avant, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • On May 7, the midfielder surpassed 331 career goals for the Raiders, toppling the school record that Dietrick held since 2011.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • All the men were accused of plotting in South Florida and hiring a squad of former Colombian soldiers to violently overthrow Haiti’s president in a coup scheme that turned from his ouster to his assassination a couple of weeks before his death.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
  • For this overt attempt to overthrow a free and fair election, Moody was ultimately rewarded with an appointment to Marco Rubio’s vacant Senate seat.
    Jim Paladino, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 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
  • Lay a serving plate upside down over the cake, then carefully invert the cake onto the plate.
    Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 9 May 2026
  • The concept would invert the dynamic that the world has accepted for 65 years.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • David Gregory One person ran off on foot but was quickly caught and turned over to a guardian.
    Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • In a statement posted to X on May 17, Ichikawa City Zoo confirmed the pair had been turned over to police and said safety inspections were conducted afterward.
    Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Turner wasted one of the Phillies’ two ABS challenges trying to overturn a strike-three call on a pitch firmly in the zone.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
  • The verdict came after New York’s highest court in 2024 overturned his rape conviction in a landmark ruling that some called a referendum of the shortcomings of the #MeToo movement.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
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“Tump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tump%20%28over%29. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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