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topple

[top-uhl]

verb (used without object)

toppled, toppling 
  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)

toppled, toppling 
  1. to cause to topple.

  2. to overthrow, as from a position of authority.

    to topple the king.

    Synonyms: , , ,

topple

/ ˈɒə /

verb

  1. to tip over or cause to tip over, esp from a height

  2. (intr) to lean precariously or totter

  3. (tr) to overthrow; oust

“Collins 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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Other Word Forms

  • untoppled adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of topple1

1535–45; earlier top to tilt, topple ( tope 1 ) + -le
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Word History and Origins

Origin of topple1

C16: frequentative of top 1 (verb)
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But that didn't last long due to differences in their views on who leads the coalition and what will be the shape of the regime after toppling the current one.

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"The only real objective of this referendum was to topple the Meloni government. In the end though Italians toppled you," the post read.

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By toppling the coalition over the issue of asylum, it's likely Wilders will put it at the centre of his campaign in the snap elections that are likely to be called.

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“On the flip side, it would not take very much to completely topple these 10 packs.”

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Videos showed the distribution centre overrun by desperate civilians trampling over toppled barriers; people flinched as sounds of gunshots rang out.

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