tip over


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Verb1.tip over - cause to overturn from an upright or normal positiontip over - 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"
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over - turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
2.tip over - turn from an upright or normal positiontip over - turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
capsize, turn turtle, turtle - overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"
turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
upend - become turned or set on end; "the airplanes upended"
tip over, tump over, bowl over, knock over, overturn, turn over, upset - 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"
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Translations
يَقْلِب، يُسْقِط، يوقِع
překotit
vælte
falla/fella um koll
devirmekdevrilmek

w>tip over

vt sep (= overturn)umkippen
vi (= overturn)umkippen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tip2

(tip) past tense, past participle tipped verb
1. to (make something) slant. The boat tipped to one side.
2. to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion. He tipped the water out of the bucket.
3. to dump (rubbish). People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.
noun
a place where rubbish is thrown. a refuse/rubbish tip.
tip over
to knock or fall over; to overturn. He tipped the lamp over; She put the jug on the end of the table and it tipped over.
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Realising he will tip over the ropes, Afridi hurled the ball back in the air and completed the catch that squashed Quetta's hopes.
Children will pull and climb on top-heavy furniture, TVs and cabinets which can easily tip over, causing a serious accident.