tip something over

tip something over
ˌtip ˈup/ˈover | ˌtip sthˈup/ˈover derived
to fall or turn over; to make sth do this

The mug tipped over, spilling hot coffee everywhere.

We'll have to tip the sofa up to get it through the door.

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  • tip something up — ˌtip ˈup/ˈover | ˌtip sthˈup/ˈover derived to fall or turn over; to make sth do this • The mug tipped over, spilling hot coffee everywhere. • We ll have to tip the sofa up to get it through the door. Main entry: ↑tipde …   Useful english dictionary

  • ˌtip (sth) ˈover — phrasal verb if something tips over, or if someone tips it over, it falls onto its side Be careful that the vase doesn t tip over.[/ex] He tipped his drink over.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • tip — tip1 W3S2 [tıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(end)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(advice)¦ 4 the tip of the iceberg 5 on the tip of your tongue 6¦(waste)¦ 7¦(untidy)¦ 8¦(horse race)¦ 9¦(warning)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1,4 5; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tip over — verb 1. turn from an upright or normal position The big vase overturned The canoe tumped over • Syn: ↑overturn, ↑turn over, ↑tump over • Derivationally related forms: ↑turnover ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • tip over — PHR V ERG If you tip something over or if it tips over, it falls over or turns over. [V n P] He tipped the table over in front of him... [V P n (not pron)] She tipped over the chair and collapsed into the corner with a splintering crash... [ …   English dictionary

  • tip — tip1 [ tıp ] noun ** ▸ 1 narrow/pointed end ▸ 2 extra money you give ▸ 3 useful suggestion ▸ 4 where you take garbage ▸ 5 dirty/messy place ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a narrow or pointed end, especially of something long or thin: tip of: the tip of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tip */*/ — I UK [tɪp] / US noun Word forms tip : singular tip plural tips 1) a) [countable] a narrow or pointed end, especially of something long or thin tip of: the tip of your nose/finger the southern tip of the island b) a piece that has been fixed to… …   English dictionary

  • tip — [[t]tɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ tips, tipping, tipped 1) N COUNT: oft N of n The tip of something long and narrow is the end of it. The sleeves covered his hands to the tips of his fingers... She poked and shifted things with the tip of her walking stick...… …   English dictionary

  • tip*/ — [tɪp] noun I 1) [C] a narrow or pointed end, especially of something long or thin the tip of your nose/finger[/ex] The village is on the southern tip of the island.[/ex] 2) [C] an amount of money that you give to someone in addition to the price… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • tip — tip1 noun the pointed or rounded extremity of something slender or tapering. ↘a small part fitted to the end of an object. verb (tips, tipping, tipped) 1》 attach to or cover the tip of. 2》 colour (something) at its tip or edge. 3》 (tip something… …   English new terms dictionary

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