tumped (over)

past tense of tump (over), chiefly Southern

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumped (over)
Verb
  • Prosecutors turned over screenshots of the messages to the defense earlier this week.
    James Hill, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Once it is completed, it will be turned over to the city’s parks and recreation department.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 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
  • Winds have toppled trees and power lines and have flattened homes.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Last December, Shawsheen toppled Foxboro in a heavyweight battle, winning 14-0 to claim the championship.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Here, the dynamic is inverted, with Flambae helping Robert from crushing himself while bench-pressing without a spotter.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Venture capital has quietly inverted.
    Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That did not happen, but things need to be upended in 2026.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Johnson, Evans and Pascal – and while certainly thoughtful, the film's strengths are upended by a mood-murdering melancholy.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Drone footage showed catastrophic flooding that turned streets into rivers, submerged homes and overturned cars as Typhoon Kalmaegi, known locally as Tino, dumped more than a month’s worth of rain in only 24 hours in some areas.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • However, that suspension was overturned by Derrick Brooks, who is the hearing office for the NFL.
    Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The impact of the crash capsized the boat, killing three children — Mila Yankelevich, Erin Ko and Ari Buchman.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Both men were wearing life jackets, but were separated when their canoe capsized.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But his announcement of the deal immediately upset some UC surgeons.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The first step for an improbable run to Arlington is to upset the Cougars in Provo, Utah, which is easier said than done.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Tumped (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumped%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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