Topple
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɑpl̩/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Topple is a verb meaning (transitive) To push or throw over.
Meaning
(transitive) To push or throw over.
More Meanings
- To overturn.
- (figurative) To overthrow something.
- (intransitive) To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so.
- (informal) A fall (an instance of falling over).
- A cascade of dominoes falling, such that each fall causes the next domino to topple.
Example Sentences
to topple one's rival
The pile of pennies began to topple.
The massed crowds toppled the statue of the former dictator.
[…] yonder cloud That rises upward always higher, And onward drags a labouring breast, And topples round the dreary west, A looming bastion fringed with fire.
Word Forms
- topples
- toppling
- toppled
Synonyms for topple
Depending on context, synonyms include tumble.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tumble, overturn, subvert, defeat, collapse, upend.
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