Tump Over (Verb)
Meaning 1
Turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The little child's glass of juice tumped over when he ran past the table.
- The strong wind caused the trash can to tump over and spill its contents all over the street.
- She lost her balance and tumped over the kayak while trying to get in.
- The bicycle tumped over when its brakes failed going down the steep hill.
- The soccer ball crate tumped over in the garage and sent balls bouncing all over the floor.
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Meaning 2
Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The child's excited movements tumped over his juice box.
- His overzealous dog ran past and tumped over his grill.
- Be careful not to tump over the lamp, it has a fragile base.
- The distracted waiter tumped over a tray full of drinks.
- In his haste to leave, he tumped over his chair while getting up from the table.