tumped (over)

past tense of tump (over), chiefly Southern

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumped (over)
Verb
  • Schrank said people who were illegally in the country were detained and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Responsibility of running the Nuggets day-to-day has since been turned over to Ben Tenzer and Jon Wallace.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
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
  • But that dynasty has long been loathed by Thailand’s powerful conservative and royalist establishment which, with the help of both the military and courts, has frequently toppled or tied up Shinawatra-run governments.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Cause of crash is being investigated Videos of the accident show the carriage toppled to its side and crashed into a building on the steep and narrow street, with parts of the streetcar crumpled.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Flight remains, but its meaning has inverted.
    Alaa Alqaisi August 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The traditional fashion timeline has completely inverted.
    Essence, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Ben Lewis Doherty, playing a boy named Sam whose life is upended by Robbie, is the show’s greatest innocent, a softhearted moppet who warns deer to be careful when crossing the street.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The show, which counts Cedric the Entertainer among its executive producers, centers on Morgan’s character, a Harlem shop owner whose life is upended when his adult kids (Jermaine Fowler and Adrianna Mitchell) move back in with him.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At least 15 people were killed when a world-famous funicular railcar derailed and overturned in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Jones remained on Ohio's death row for decades, exhausting most of his appeals, until Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Wende Cross overturned his murder conviction, freed him from prison and granted him a new trial two years ago.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Miami-Dade firefighters rescued four people from the ocean Sunday afternoon after their boat capsized, the department said.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • And in Massachusetts, police are looking for a man in his 50s who disappeared after his boat capsized off the coast os Salisbury Beach on Saturday, according to the AP.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • If this is your dog's first taste of bone broth, start with smaller portions and gradually introduce it into their diet to decrease the risk of upsetting their stomach.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The Gators face seven teams that are ranked last week and a Florida State team that upset Alabama.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Tumped (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumped%20%28over%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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