tip-over
tip-over — phrasal verb
- tip-overbase form
- tip-overs3rd person singular
- tip-overing-ing form
- tip-overedpast simple
1. If a standing object tips over, it falls sideways and ends up lying on a surface
If a standing object tips over, it falls sideways and ends up lying on a surface — either on its side or completely upside down — often because it was unstable or was bumped. If you tip an object over, you make it fall this way, sometimes causing its contents to spill out.
Zola accidentally tipped over the tower of blocks while reaching for her phone.
transitive: [person] + tip + [object] + over
The old floor lamp tipped over when the dog's leash got tangled around its base.
intransitive: [object] + tip + over + [cause clause]
A sudden wave rocked the boat and nearly tipped over the kayak.
Stefan tipped over the paint can, and blue liquid spread across the garage floor.
The sign by the roadside had tipped over during the night's heavy storm.
Meera set her coffee cup near the edge, and it tipped over onto the keyboard.
A toddler grabbed the tablecloth edge and tipped over a full glass of juice.
During the earthquake, several bookshelves tipped over, scattering books across the room.
Linh balanced the broom against the wall so it would not tip over.
The strong wind tipped over the trash cans and sent rubbish down the street.
- overturn
more formal and suggests a complete turning upside down rather than a sideways fall
- knock over
similar meaning but implies an external force or person caused the fall
- topple
suggests a slow, unstable fall from a height, often of a large object
- stand upright
to remain in a vertical, stable position
文法句型
[intransitive] [object] + tips + over
[transitive] [person] + tips + [object] + over
[transitive, pronoun object] [person] + tips + [pronoun] + over
用法筆記
Can be used transitively (someone tips something over) or intransitively (something tips over). The object always comes between 'tip' and 'over' when a pronoun is used: 'tip it over', NOT 'tip over it'.