tip over

English

Noun

tip over (plural tip overs)

1. (soccer) An action where the goalkeeper deflects the ball over the crossbar.
   • 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     Bolton then went even closer when Elmander's cross was met by a bullet header from Holden, which forced a wonderful tip over from Cech before Drogba then cleared the resulting corner off the line.

Verb

tip over (third-person singular simple present tips over, present participle tipping over, simple past and past participle tipped over)

1. (ergative) (to cause) to topple over and fall

Translations

cause something to be in a tilted position

• Maori: porohuri
• Russian: опрокинуться (ru) (oprokinutʹsja)
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• Swahili: kiinua mgongo (sw)
• Swedish: tippa (sv)

Anagrams

• overtip, pivoter, repivot