tumped (over)

verb

past tense of tump (over), chiefly Southern
as in pitchpoled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumped (over)
  1. turned over
  2. overset
  3. toppled
  4. inverted
  5. upended
  6. overturned
  7. capsized
  8. upset
Verb
  • Once the investigation was completed, the department said the case would be turned over to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The backfield is turned over to Aneyas Williams, who had a decent enough year last year.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of turned over
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
Definition of overset
Verb
  • Photos of festival damage, showing vendors’ tables, tents and supplies toppled and strewn across Independence Square, appeared across social media.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The losses come at a challenging time for the Himalayan nation, which is emerging from a year of political upheaval after an uprising toppled the previous government.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of toppled
Verb
  • To-go containers were stored with the food contact surface facing up; containers were inverted.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Both Bam and Giannis, especially Giannis, have thrived on those inverted [pick-and-rolls] when the guy screening for them is a shooter.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of inverted
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  • The eight-episode show follows rower Teagan Tao (played by Miku Martineau), who joins an elite prep school’s all-boys crew team after her life is upended by a family scandal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But the start of the war with Iran in February upended that trajectory, as a spike in oil prices raised fears that inflation could flare up again, said Chen Zhao, an economist at Redfin.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of upended
Verb
  • Unlike Bryce Underwood’s final pass, the MAC’s Hail Mary to get the outcome overturned was destined to fail.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Police say five people have died and 40 others were injured after a Dutch tour bus slammed into a roadside crash barrier and overturned in eastern Switzerland.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of overturned
Verb
  • The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea -- A tugboat capsized and sank off South Korea's southeastern coast on Wednesday, leaving one crew member dead and six others missing, the coast guard said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Colescott looks at the moment after the ship has fallen apart, when the ship has capsized and people are in the water.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of capsized
Verb
  • Regan was allegedly upset with David Green, president of SEIU Local 721 who had just left for the airport, and began randomly screaming at Li, according to the investigative report on the probe commissioned by the state council.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Coming into Thursday night, Florida A&M came to Hard Rock Stadium to upset the University of Miami on the road.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of upset
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