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top⋅ple
[top-uh
l] 
verb, -pled, -pling.–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down. |
| 2. | to lean over or jut, as if threatening to fall. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to cause to topple. |
| 4. | to overthrow, as from a position of authority: to topple the king. |
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| top·ple (tŏp'əl) v. top·pled, top·pling, top·ples v. tr. To push or throw over; overturn or overthrow. See Synonyms at overthrow. v. intr.
[Frequentative of top1.] |
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Topple
Top"ple\, v. t. To throw down; to overturn. He topple crags from the precipice. --Longfellow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : topple
Spanish:
(hacer) caer, volcar; derrumbar,
German:
(um-)kippen,
Japanese:
ひっくり返す
topple
1590, "tumble down," earlier "to tumble or roll about" (1542), from a verb derived from top (1) + freq. suffix -le.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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