to tump over

Examples

• All

• Be careful or the canoe will tump over when you stand up.

• I accidentally tumped over my coffee cup reaching for the phone.

• The wind was so strong it made several trash bins tump over last night.

• Don't tump over that vase!

• The toddler tried to tump over the tower of blocks but ended up knocking them all down.

• Be careful not to tump over the vase while cleaning the table.

• During the picnic, the strong wind caused the cooler to tump over, spilling drinks everywhere.

Synonyms

T

to tip

vsto tump over

148 1.8

To move something so it leans or falls to one side

refers to making something fall from an upright position rather than just a lean

T

to topple

vsto tump over

93 4.1

To fall over or make something fall over, often suddenly when it loses balance

is used for simple tipping from upright position rather than sudden collapse

K

to knock over

vsto tump over

68 2.6

Make something fall by hitting or bumping it

also covers falls from many causes, not only impacts or collisions

U

to upset

vsto tump over

57 3.0

Make something fall over or move out of place

is mainly about making something fall from an upright position

F

to flip over

vsto tump over

41 2.5

Turn something so the side that was up is now down

is about falling from upright balance rather than deliberate quick rotation

O

to overturn

vsto tump over

30 4.1

Make something flip so it is upside down or on its side

focuses on falling from upright balance rather than deliberate rotation

T

to tip over

vsto tump over

27 3.0

Make something fall from a standing position

means the same action but uses a different word form

B

to bowl over

vsto tump over

1 5.1

To knock something so it falls over

is broader, covering falls caused by any method not only strikes

T

to tump

vsto tump over

• UK

9.9

To make something fall over by accident

lacks the accidental emphasis and focuses on the falling action

O

to overtip

vsto tump over

5.8

To make something tilt so far that it falls over

does not stress extreme tilting, focusing on causing a fall

O

to overset

vsto tump over

6.4

To make something fall over or turn upside down

is narrower, naming the basic falling action from upright position

Antonyms

R

to restore

313 3.4

Return someone to their family or a thing to its owner

U

to upright

1 3.8

To make something stand up again after it falls

How Tilted

to capsize

21 6.0

to overturn

30 4.1

to topple

93 4.1

to tump over

• UK

8.2

to lean

418 1.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology