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/tɪp ˈoʊvər/ Listen

verb

Tip v. t.

To strike slightly; to tap. "A third rogue tips me by the elbow."

To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant. (Colloq.)

To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.

To tip off, to pour out, as liquor.

To tip over, to overturn.

To tip the wink, to direct a wink; to give a hint or suggestion by, or as by, a wink. (Slang)

To tip up, to turn partly over by raising one end.

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Etymology of 'Tip over'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Tip over" Quotes from Famous Books

... them ropes! She's goin' to tip over!" squalled Murray, the big blacksmith. Between the two options—to take the wheel and bring the clumsy hooker into the wind, or to rush forward and flail his bunglers away from the rigging—Cap'n Sproul ...

— The Skipper and the Skipped - Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul • Holman Day