Definition of Tip over

1. Verb. Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position. "These cars won't tip over "; "He tumped over his beer"

Exact synonyms: Bowl Over, Knock Over, Overturn, Tump Over, Turn Over, Upset
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Causes: Overturn, Tump Over, Turn Over
Related verbs: Overturn, Tump Over, Turn Over
Derivative terms: Overturn, Turnover, Upset

2. Verb. Turn from an upright or normal position. "These cars won't tip over "; "The canoe tumped over"
Exact synonyms: Overturn, Tump Over, Turn Over
Specialized synonyms: Capsize, Turn Turtle, Turtle, Upend
Generic synonyms: Turn
Related verbs: Bowl Over, Knock Over, Overturn, Tump Over, Turn Over, Upset
Derivative terms: Overturn, Turnover

Definition of Tip over

1. Noun. (soccer) An action where the goalkeeper deflects the ball over the crossbar. ¹

2. Verb. (ergative) (to cause) to topple over and fall ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tip Over

tip credits
tip in
tip of auricle
tip of elbow
tip of nose
tip of posterior horn
tip of the hat
tip of the iceberg
tip of tongue
tip off
tip one's hand
tip one's hat
tip out
tip outs
tip over (current term)
tip sheet
tip table
tip the can
tip the scale
tip the scales
tip the scales at
tip truck
tip up
tip wage credit
tipcart
tipcarts
tipcat
tipcats
tipi

Literary usage of Tip over

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Discoveries in Every-day Europe: Vagrant Notes of a Rapid Journey by Don Carlos Seitz (1907)
"... tip over every time it makes a turn. Half an hour's ride in one should loosen ordinary teeth, such is the vibration. All London rides in them, though, ..."

2. Platform Echos; Or, Living Truths for Head & Heart ...: With a History of Mr by John Bartholomew Gough, Lyman Abbott (1886)
"... as Any of You" —Fighting the Pump — An Unceremonious Tip-over — The Tipsy Students — Decidedly Muddled — Kicking Each Other Out of Bed—A Grotesque Scene ..."

3. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1871)
"tip over, (Neuter.) Fall over. Tipple, vn Tope, guzzle, drink hard, be addicted to strong drink. Tippled, a. Intoxicated, TIPSY. Tipsy, a. ..."

4. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"tip over. (Active.) Overt uni, turn over. tip over, (\euter.) Fall over. Tipple, v- rt. Tope, guzzle, drink hard, be addicted to strong drink. Tippled, a. ..."

5. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research by American Society for Psychical Research (1910)
"I saw that tip over three times. And a pitcher full of milk up on the shelf ... And the lounge didn't tip over when I saw it but it raised up at one end. ..."

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