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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Spectrum tipped over in mid-air, then plummeted downward.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A commercial company hoping Thursday to follow up on recent lunar landing success ended up with its lander tipped over on the moon’s surface.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Intuitive Machines That lander, called Odysseus, wound up tipping over on its side after the landing, though the flight was still seen as a success.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
After tipping over, the Athena lander succumbed to low power within hours, preventing it from accomplishing its science mission for NASA.
—Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A commercial company hoping Thursday to follow up on recent lunar landing success ended up with its lander tipped over on the moon’s surface.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Intuitive Machines That lander, called Odysseus, wound up tipping over on its side after the landing, though the flight was still seen as a success.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
After tipping over, the Athena lander succumbed to low power within hours, preventing it from accomplishing its science mission for NASA.
—Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Tip over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tip%20over. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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