tip over

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de faire basculer ou renverser quelque chose, ou le fait pour un objet de basculer et de tomber.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of causing something to fall or overturn, or to fall over itself.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Cause to fall or overturninformal

   To cause something to fall or turn onto its side.

   Faire basculer

   • The cat tipped over the vase.
   • He accidentally tipped over his glass of water.
   • Strong winds tipped over the garden furniture.

   Synonymescapsizeknock overoverthrowoverturntoppleturn overupendupset

   Antonymesrightupright

2. Fall or overturninformal

   To fall or turn onto one's side.

   basculer, se renverser

   • The chair tipped over when he leaned back.
   • The truck tipped over on the sharp curve.
   • The stack of books tipped over and scattered on the floor.

   Synonymescapsizefall overkeel overoverturntoppleturn overupset

Verbe de basetip