Tump Definition
tŭmp
tumps
verb
To overturn. Often used with over .
You're about to tump that thing over.
American Heritage
To fall over. Often used with over .
Is that wheelbarrow going to tump over?
American Heritage
To form a mass of earth or a hillock about.
To tump teasel.
Wiktionary
(intransitive, southern US) To fall over.
Wiktionary
(US, dialect) To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after it has been killed.
Wiktionary
noun
A small mound or clump.
Webster's New World
A clump of trees, shrubs, or grass.
American Heritage
(uncommon) A tumpline.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Tump
Noun
Singular:
tump
Plural:
tumpsOrigin of Tump
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From Penobscot; see tumpline for more.
From Wiktionary
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Welsh twmp, twm.
From Wiktionary
Probably akin to tumble
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Possibly from tumpoke.
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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