tump (over)

chiefly Southern

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Verb
  • The storm, which produced violent tornadoes, raging wildfires, and blinding dust storms, decimated homes, toppled vehicles, and left entire communities reeling from the devastation.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
  • It should be mentioned that on Jan. 16, in a game on Long Island, Konecny toppled into the end wall, with his right shoulder seemingly taking the brunt of the impact.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Thousands of demonstrators clad in canary-yellow soccer jerseys thronged Copacabana Beach this month in support of a leader accused of conspiring to overthrow Brazil’s young democracy.
    Constance Malleret, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Some of the other documents also detailed operations to potentially overthrow Castro.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.
    Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
  • McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.
    John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
Verb
  • Icarus This arc inverts the Man in a Hole storyline.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
  • But this one inverts that timeframe, opening midway through the evening that closed Episode 4 and—like the Full Moon Party on the island of Koh Phangan that is its partial backdrop—raging till the brink of dawn.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Read Next Crime & Courts CMPD crime lab analyst under investigation over ‘irregularities’ in tests, DA says March 27, 2024 1:01 PM The SBI turned over its findings last week, and Merriweather must now review the case file and decide whether or not to press charges.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The truth about the brothers being responsible came after Erik Menendez confessed to his therapist and that confession tape was turned over to the police.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • More revenge could come: ANALYSIS Despite his claims, legal experts told ABC News that Trump does not have the power to overturn Biden's actions.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Last year, his conviction was overturned by the New York court of appeals and a retrial was ordered.
    EW.com, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Tump (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tump%20%28over%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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