tump 1 (t mp)v. tumped, tump·ing, tumps Chiefly Southern U.S. v.tr. To overturn. Often used with over: You're about to tump that thing over. v.intr. To fall over. Often used with over: Is that wheelbarrow going to tump over? [Probably akin to tumble.] |
| tump 2 (tmp) n. 1. A mound. 2. A clump of trees, shrubs, or grass. [Origin unknown.] |
tump [tʌmp]
n
Western English dialect a small mound or clump
[of unknown origin]
Tump a heap of anything; a clump of trees; shrubs, or grass, 1802.
Examples: tump of wiry grass, 1880; of old hay, 1892; of rubbish, 1905; of trees, 1802; of whortles, 1869.
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