tumps (over)

Definition of tumps (over)next
present tense third-person singular of tump (over), chiefly Southern

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Verb
  • Byron Nelson topples Guyer, evens series Byron Nelson defeated Denton Guyer 2-1 to even the two squads’ Class 6A Division II regional final series at Byron Nelson High School.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
  • Weiss took the recent Iranian protests seriously, asking staff during one morning call if the new round of protests could be the wave that topples the regime, leading to skepticism from some journalists in London.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Repealing them wholesale to generate 28 more IPOs per year, while potentially widening information asymmetry across the full $69 trillion market, inverts the cost-benefit ratio by an order of magnitude.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • The Iran war inverts the conditions of that lesson.
    Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Yuen, cast as the untrained newcomer who upends the protagonist’s world, provides the catalyst that drives the film toward its conclusion.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 May 2026
  • But when an unexpected pregnancy upends their fragile dynamic, Caroline is pushed out of the circle triggering a fallout that unearths secrets and sends shockwaves through the entire town.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
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“Tumps (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumps%20%28over%29. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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