First Known Use: 1589
Dictionary
1tump
noun \ˈtəmp\
Definition of TUMP
2
: a clump of vegetation
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Origin of TUMP
origin unknown
2tump
verb
Definition of TUMP
intransitive verb
chiefly Southern : to tip or turn over especially accidentally —usually used with over <sooner or later everybody tumps over. Nothing to worry about if you don't get caught under the canoe — Don Kennard>
transitive verb
Origin of TUMP
perhaps akin to British dialect tumpoke to fall head over heels
First Known Use: 1967
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