tip over
phrasal verb
tipped over; tipping over; tips over
: to fall over or to cause (something) to fall over
The glass nearly tipped over.
He accidentally tipped the lamp over and broke it.
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Other ways the fires can start include miners in the past tipping over candles, lightning strikes and wildfires at the surface.
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Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
When the truck tipped over, the workers were carried away by the surging water.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
The sturdy round base keeps the lamp from wobbling or tipping over.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
By 2023, the figure had tipped over to 51%, and this year Adobe expects 53% of e-commerce holiday transactions to be on mobile.
—Beth Ann Kaminkow, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
When the truck tipped over, the workers were carried away by the surging water.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
The sturdy round base keeps the lamp from wobbling or tipping over.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
By 2023, the figure had tipped over to 51%, and this year Adobe expects 53% of e-commerce holiday transactions to be on mobile.
—Beth Ann Kaminkow, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tip over
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“Tip over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip%20over. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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