TUMP


Meaning of TUMP in English

I. ˈtəmp noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1589

1. dialect chiefly England : mound , hummock

2. : a clump of vegetation

II. verb

Etymology: perhaps akin to British dialect tumpoke to fall head over heels

Date: 1967

intransitive verb

chiefly Southern : to tip or turn over especially accidentally — usually used with over

sooner or later everybody tump s over. Nothing to worry about if you don't get caught under the canoe — Don Kennard

transitive verb

chiefly Southern : to cause to tip over : overturn , upset — usually used with over

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.