Tip over

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An action where the goalkeeper deflects the ball over the crossbar.

    "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
  1. 1
    (to cause) to topple over and fall ergative
  2. 2
    turn from an upright or normal position wordnet
  3. 3
    cause to overturn from an upright or normal position wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bowl overcapsizecapsizingcareenfallfall over

Example

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"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."

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