tip over

tɪp ˈəʊvə

tipped over, tipping over

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Definition of tip over - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

movement

intr.

fall from an upright position

intr.

The chair tipped over when he leaned back too far..

capsize

overturn

balance

tr.

cause to overturn from an upright position

tr.

He accidentally tipped over the vase while cleaning..

capsize

overturn

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Expressions with tip

tip down

move downward

The bird's wings tipped down during landing.

tip out

empty a container by tipping it over

She tipped out the contents of her bag.

tip up

raise one end of something

He tipped up the box to look underneath.

at the tip of

prep.

indicates the very end or point of something

The lighthouse stands at the tip of the peninsula.

the tip of the tongue

momentary inability to recall a word or name

The answer is on the tip of the tongue.

tip of one's tongue

moment of almost remembering something

The answer is on the tip of my tongue.

Terms with tip over included in their meaning

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slip a tenner

money

hand over a ten-pound note as a tip

tippy

adj.

unstable

likely to tip over easily

Examples of tip over in a sentence

Be careful or the ladder might tip over.
The strong wind tipped over the garden chairs.
She tipped over the glass of water by mistake.

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French:basculer, faire basculer, ...
German:umkippen, umstoßen, ...
Italian:ribaltarsi, rovesciare, ...
Spanish:volcarse, volcar, ...
Portuguese:virar, entornar, ...
Chinese:翻倒, 弄翻, ...
Japanese:倒れる, ひっくり返す, ...
Arabic:اِنْقَلَبَ, أَسْقَطَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְהַפֵּךְ, לְהַפִּיל, ...
Russian:опрокинуться, опрокинуть, ...
Ukrainian:перекинутися, перекинути, ...
Hindi:उलट जाना, गिरा देना, ...
Bengali:উল্টে যাওয়া, উল্টে দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:bolcar-se, tombar, ...
Czech:převrátit se, převrhnout, ...
Danish:vælte, tippe om, ...
Dutch:omvallen, omverwerpen, ...
Greek:ανατρέπομαι, ανατρέπω, ...
Hungarian:felborulni, felborítani, ...
Khmer:ក្រឡាប់, ធ្វើឱ្យក្រឡាប់, ...
Korean:넘어지다, 넘어뜨리다, ...
Persian:واژگون شدن, واژگون کردن, ...
Polish:przewrócić się, przewrócić, ...
Portuguese (BR):virar, entornar, ...
Romanian:a răsturna, a dărâma, ...
Swedish:välta, ...
Thai:ล้ม, ทำคว่ำ, ...
Turkish:devrilmek, devirmek, ...
Vietnamese:đổ, làm đổ, ...

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