tumped (over)

Definition of tumped (over)next
past tense of tump (over), chiefly Southern
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Verb
  • Her Jenny aircraft turned over, dropping Coleman out of the aircraft at about 2,000 feet.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The skull was turned over to the Kane County Coroner's Office for forensic analysis and identification, per the outlets.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 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
  • The country plunged into chaos after a 2011 uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • On July 9, 1776, days after listening to a reading of the Declaration of Independence in Lower Manhattan, George Washington’s troops toppled a lead statue of King George III.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That is inverted for the Lakers, with a lower overall age, but is higher in age per minutes.
    David Troy, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Within the zār belief, those same histories are inverted.
    Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Iran war has also upended the global economy, with many countries facing a strain on oil supply and negative economic effects, which could affect leisure purchases like video games.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 6 May 2026
  • The story follows Tereza, a recent high school graduate whose life is upended by a relentless diagnosis that gradually robs her of her sight.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • By a 6-3 vote, the court overturned congressional maps in Louisiana that had, by lower court order, been redrawn to create one more district for the state’s Black residents.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • As such, Republicans predict that Connecticut’s law will eventually be overturned in federal court.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Wind gusts of the rapidly advancing storm that had capsized our canoe on Friday had been clocked at about 35 to 40 knots by the Chapleau air base.
    Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Earlier this month, more than 80 migrants went missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On the women’s side, where blowouts are many and upsets rare, some of those first-round games figure to be can’t-watch TV.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
  • In the co-main event, WBA super middleweight championship fight, Jaime Munguía (46-2, 35 KOs) upset title holder Armando Reséndiz (16-3, 11 KOs) by winning a resounding unanimous decision.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 May 2026
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“Tumped (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumped%20%28over%29. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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