tumped (over)

Definition of tumped (over)next
past tense of tump (over), chiefly Southern

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • French investigators identified 89 victims of Leveugle, boys aged 13 to 17, after examining a 15-volume digital memoir found on a USB drive that one of his relatives turned over to police, the Grenoble prosecutor said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Within a couple years, Wexner had turned over management of his vast fortune to Epstein.
    Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 18 Feb. 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
  • And notably, several other recessionary years had toppled the layoff high of 2025—including 2020, 2009, and 2001—as years of economic woes crushed the career of millions across industries.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Atlanta Fire Rescue responded after a large tree toppled onto a home and downed utility lines on Overbrook Drive Sunday.
    CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In a moment when success is measured in eyeballs reached, the motivations that first inspired the prominent role of debate in American society have been inverted.
    Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The fuselage, or the helicopter's main body, inverted, with it and the tailboom hitting terrain about 150 and 350 feet from the lines, the report added.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The narco-blockades that have upended life in parts of Mexico since Sunday also reflect the CJNG’s fearsome power as a paramilitary organization.
    Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Their world is upended when a new neighbor moves in across the street, bringing old secrets of the cul-de-sac to light, and new deadly threats shatter the illusion of their quiet little neighborhood.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Each teams gets two challenges and retains their challenges if a call is overturned.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Both men spent years in prison — about a decade each — before appellate courts overturned their convictions.
    Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Eight people died when one of the lifeboats capsized.
    George Petras, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
  • One of the lifeboats capsized on the way to shore, killing eight people.
    Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Two-way player Jordy Frahm and the Cornhuskers upset Texas Tech 3-2 last weekend in Clearwater on a Hannah Coor RBI single.
    Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Aledo battled from wire to wire, but the Bearcats missed a three pointer from the top of the key at the final buzzer to give Joshua a 33-31 upset in a Class 5A Division I area contest on Thursday at Godley High School.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Tumped (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumped%20%28over%29. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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