Meanings
plural tip overs
- ball gamesAn action where the goalkeeper deflects the ball over the crossbar.
Bolton then went even closer when Elmander's cross was met by a bullet header from Holden, which forced a wonderful tip over from Cech before Drogba then cleared the resulting corner off the line.
2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC
present singular third person tips over · participle present tipping over · participle past tipped over · past tipped over
- ergative(to cause) to topple over and fall
Synonyms & antonyms
verbcause to overturn from an upright or normal position
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Māori porohuri
- porohuricause something to be in a tilted position
Polish wywracać, wywrócić
- wywracaćcause something to be in a tilted position
- wywrócićcause something to be in a tilted position
Russian опрокинуться
- опрокинуться (oprokinutʹsja)cause something to be in a tilted position
Swahili kiinua mgongo
- kiinua mgongocause something to be in a tilted position
Swedish tippa
- tippacause something to be in a tilted position
Cite this entry
tip over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tip%20over
“tip over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tip%20over. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tip over,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tip%20over.
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