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  • 1tip over — index upset Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2tip 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 ( …

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  • 3tip over — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms tip over : present tense I/you/we/they tip over he/she/it tips over present participle tipping over past tense tipped over past participle tipped over if something tips over, or if someone or… …

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  • 4tip 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... [ …

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  • 5tip-over — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from tip over, v. : a disease of eggplant caused by a fungus (Phomopsis vexans) and characterized by girdling of the stem of seedlings just above the soil line …

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  • 6tip over — I. (Active.) Overturn, turn over. II. (Neuter.) Fall over …

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  • 7tip over — noun An action where the goalkeeper deflects the ball over the crossbar …

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  • 8tip over —    1. to rob    Originally, from upsetting a stall and stealing some of the goods in the ensuing confusion, rather than from knocking over the victim. In modern American use it can apply to any theft.    2. American (of the pojice)    to make a… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 9To tip over — Tip Tip, v. t. [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap to strike gently.] 1. To strike slightly; to tap. [1913 Webster] A third rogue tips me by the elbow. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to;… …

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  • 10Tip — Tip, v. t. [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap to strike gently.] 1. To strike slightly; to tap. [1913 Webster] A third rogue tips me by the elbow. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English