tumps (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of tump (over), chiefly Southern
as in oversets

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  1. topples
  2. inverts
  3. upends
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  • Spain topples Argentina Rodri of Spain celebrates by lifting the FIFA World Cup trophy with teammates after the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • In 2003 the United States topples Hussein and delivers him to his executioners.
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Definition of topples
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  • More specifically, the argument that tracking demographic data produces discrimination inverts the established purpose of the EEO-1.
    — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Fear-buying follows a distinct economic logic that inverts the conventional relationship between anxiety and spending.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Definition of inverts
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  • And in the April film The Drama, a man named Charlie (played by Robert Pattinson) learns something about his fiancée, Emma (Zendaya), that upends his understanding of her right before their wedding.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • But each closure upends hundreds of lives, disrupts communities, and raises hard questions for similarly situated institutions.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of upends
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“Tumps (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumps%20%28over%29. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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