TIP OVER

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does tip over mean? 

• TIP OVER (verb)
  The verb TIP OVER has 2 senses:

1. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
2. turn from an upright or normal position

  Familiarity information: TIP OVER used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TIP OVER (verb)

Meaning:

Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

tump over; tip over; knock over; bowl over; overturn; turn over; upset

Context examples:

The cat knocked over the flower vase / the clumsy customer turned over the vase / he tumped over his beer

Hypernyms (to "tip over" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Cause:

overturn; tip over; tump over; turn over (turn from an upright or normal position)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Meaning:

Turn from an upright or normal position

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

overturn; tip over; tump over; turn over

Context examples:

The big vase overturned / The canoe tumped over

Hypernyms (to "tip over" is one way to...):

turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tip over"):

capsize; turn turtle; turtle (overturn accidentally)

upend (become turned or set on end)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence example:

These cars won't tip over