tumped (over)

past tense of tump (over), chiefly Southern

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumped (over)
Verb
  • Last spring, Sweetwater turned over its stage for a recital by the nonprofit Enriching Lives Through Music (ELM), a music education program for underserved youth in San Rafael’s mostly Latino Canal neighborhood.
    Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The note, which mentioned a woman named Jennifer, was turned over to authorities, who began searching for Crawford.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 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
  • Running back Bijan Robinson had a career performance as the Atlanta Falcons toppled Josh Allen and the Bills 24-14 on Monday Night Football, inflicting a second straight defeat on Buffalo.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Before our very eyes, left-wing radicals toppled his statues, vandalized his monuments, tarnished his character, and sought to exile him from our public spaces.
    Addy Bink, The Hill, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Venture capital has quietly inverted.
    Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Earlier this year, Hayley Williams inverted the entire format by releasing her solo album Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party as 17 separate singles.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But in February, that future was upended when Cano’s factory declared bankruptcy.
    Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • While virtually all of society and the corporate world have been upended by the arrival of AI, Hollywood is in a particularly fraught situation with Sora and other video models.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Two out of three lanes are closed and traffic is delayed on the inner loop of Interstate 485 in northwest Charlotte after a tractor trailer overturned Tuesday morning.
    Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The British Library overturned its initial decision by issuing Wilde’s proxy a new card in his name.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Here's What to Know Several attempts to provide guardrails around technology have already capsized.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Their vessel, Thelma, was capsized after being battered by the turbulent swells when the engine failed; 17 people were tossed overboard into the raging sea.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The thing that upsets me with fashion today is everyone is so scared.
    Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Miami lost its first game of the season in a 24-21 upset by the Louisville Cardinals at Hard Rock Stadium.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Tumped (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumped%20%28over%29. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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