topple
to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down.
to lean over or jut, as if threatening to fall.
to cause to topple.
to overthrow, as from a position of authority: to topple the king.
Origin of topple
1Other words for topple
Other words from topple
- un·top·pled, adjective
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How to use topple in a sentence
They saw how the Arab Spring spread and toppled leaders of state.
Hikmatullah Shadman started working for American Special Forces teams in 2002 after the invasion that toppled the Taliban.
The offensive that toppled Mosul also depended on another key factor: the will to fight.
The repercussions of the Napa earthquake may go beyond toppled barrel rooms and a disrupted tourist season.
Barrels of wine, weighing 900 pounds each, are still toppled on one another.
The station building gave sickening creaks; then it toppled with a crash.
A Lost Hero | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. WardIt caught him full in the middle; he doubled like a staple and with a cry of pain toppled into the snow.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydThe rope almost broke and the barge swayed in the water, almost toppled, and then drifted to its previous position.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal MukerjiThe great mace of Sebastian had dashed the sword aside, and De Carnac smote the man-at-arms so that he toppled with a dull cry.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisThen a whole row of books on a loosely packed shelf toppled over on each other with soft jocose slaps.
Molly Make-Believe | Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for topple
/ (ˈtɒpəl) /
to tip over or cause to tip over, esp from a height
(intr) to lean precariously or totter
(tr) to overthrow; oust
Origin of topple
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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