tip over
phrasal verb
tipped over; tipping over; tips over
: to fall over or to cause (something) to fall over
The glass nearly tipped over.
He accidentally tipped the lamp over and broke it.
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Its latest lander, Athena, tipped over, suffering the same embarrassing fate as its predecessor.
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
That craft also tipped over, forcing the company to abandon it after its batteries ran out of energy.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
An issue during the landing caused the spacecraft to tip over and land on its side.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025
The mop also had a hard time standing up on its own and tipped over easily thanks to the head shape.
—Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
That craft also tipped over, forcing the company to abandon it after its batteries ran out of energy.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
An issue during the landing caused the spacecraft to tip over and land on its side.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025
The mop also had a hard time standing up on its own and tipped over easily thanks to the head shape.
—Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tip over
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“Tip over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip%20over. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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