tumped (over)

past tense of tump (over), chiefly Southern

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumped (over)
Verb
  • Green's office started seeing dozens of properties turned over to different LLCs.
    Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • The store turned over its windows and breezeway in the 59th Street flagship to the activewear brand, resulting in sales that more than doubled its past volume, Newell said.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 22 June 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
  • About 275 passengers and 12 crew members were on the eastbound train train from Los Angeles to Chicago when the rail cars toppled off the tracks and onto their side early Monday afternoon, Amtrak said.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
  • Hudspeth and other volunteers took over the cleanup by picking up leaves and fallen branches and cleaning broken and toppled headstones.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Pink started things literally inverted, with one of her famous aerial tricks to begin her opening number.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • That equation has been inverted.
    Satyabrat Chowdhury, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Though Peterson never dealt with anything as serious as the herniated disc and microdiscectomy surgery that affected Porter, muscle cramping upended his season in Kansas and left scouts wondering about his long-term availability.
    Candace Buckner, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Trump’s announcement took some off guard and upended the housing victory laps lawmakers had planned.
    CQ Roll Call, Boston Herald, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • In Tennessee, a pickup truck carrying about 1 million bees overturned near Knoxville in April, unleashing a swarm that blanketed the crash scene.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The boat capsized, and the 14 passengers were hurtled into the bay.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • During the approximately two-week trial, jurors heard testimony from Pino's wife and several of Fernandez's friends who were on the boat at the time of the crash, who recalled the chaotic situation as the boat capsized.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • House of the Dragon’s season-three premiere upsets the conventional wisdom.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • Both were made to sit outside the gates, deeply upsetting the family who mourned within.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
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“Tumped (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumped%20%28over%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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