topplen.¹

Brit.

/ˈtɒpl/, U.S.

/ˈtɑp(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English topylle, 1600s 1800s– topple.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: top n.¹, -le suffix.

Etymology: Probably < top n.¹ + -le suffix 1. Compare toppet n.¹ and topping n.¹ 1.

Chiefly regional.

A tuft of hair on the head; (also) a crest on a bird; the forelock of a horse. Cf. topping n.¹ 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > upper part > top piece or part

overmosta1382

overesta1400

topple14..

uppermost1484

topgallant1581

upmost1589

crownwork1594

heading1665

battlement1667

crowning1692

crown piece1766

surmounting1812

crista1849

surmount1879

a1500 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 675/29 Hic cirrus, a topylle.

1803 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. II Topyn, a bunch, bush of hair; a topple.

1994 C. Upton et al. Surv. Eng. Dial.: Dict. & Gram. Topple, the forelock of a horse.

Compounds

† topple-crown adj. English regional (East Anglian) Obsolete (of a bird) crested.

ΚΠ

1686 in Essex Rev. (1954) 63 134 He saw ye said Jno Adams kill one of his topple crowne ducks.

† topple-crowned adj. chiefly English regional (East Anglian) Obsolete (of a bird, esp. a hen) crested.

ΚΠ

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 438 A crested hen we call topple-crowned.

1872 J. Larwood Story of London Parks II. ix. 221 That magnificent feather..made all other topple-crowned pullets of inferior plumage look quite insignificant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

topplev.

/ˈtɒp(ə)l/

Etymology: < top v.¹ + -le suffix 3.

a. intransitive. To fall top foremost, or as if top-heavy; to fall headlong, tumble or pitch over. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > topple over

welt13..

tiltc1390

overfalla1400

waltc1400

tirvec1425

top over tervea1450

overtumble1487

overwelta1522

to fall over1541

top1545

topple1600

tramble1609

tope1796

tottle1830

overtopple1855

whemmel1895

pitch-pole1896

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 53 The wisest Aunt..Sometime, for three foote stoole, mistaketh mee: Then slippe I from her bumme, downe topples she.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. i. 72 Though Castles topple on their Warders heads.

1621 T. W. tr. S. Goulart Wise Vieillard 200 Although you bee ready to topple into your grave, and haue not much longer to liue.

1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 189 The watch-towers were ready to topple headlong upon them.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxvi. 211 When these [bergs] attain their utmost height, still pressed on by others, they topple over.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Feb. 5/2 Water stocks toppled all round yesterday.

†b. ? To roll or tumble about; in quot. 1568, ? to wrestle, to ‘try a fall’ with. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > move irregularly or be agitated [verb (intransitive)] > roll or tumble about > of persons or animals > wallow

wallowc900

swolderc1200

slabc1315

rolla1398

muddlea1450

welter1530

swetter1536

topple1542

swelt1575

swelter1595

sludder1874

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes i. f. 146^v When ye must lye toppleyng in the dust.

1568 Newe Comedie Iacob & Esau ii. ii. sig. C.j^v Esau... I will not eate thee Ragau... Ragau. No... Being in your best lust I woulde topple with ye, And plucke a good crowe, ere ye brake your fast with me.

c. To turn somersaults. dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > leap, spring, or jump [verb (intransitive)] > somersault

tumbc1000

tumble1303

to top over tail1545

somerset1599

pitch-pole1682

topple1802

somersault1858

sunfish1923

1802 R. Bloomfield Rural Tales 9 The Children toppled on the green.

1802 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 411 A boy about eleven..was toppling beside the Diligence in hope of halfpence.

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Topple, to tumble; to bring the head to the ground and throw the heels over.

2. intransitive. To lean over unsteadily, as if on the point of falling; to overhang threateningly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > incline or be oblique [verb (intransitive)] > lean over > unsteadily

to hang on the trip1681

topple1827

1827 R. Pollok Course of Time I. v. 229 Toppling upon the perilous edge of Hell.

1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam xv. 25 Yonder cloud That..topples round the dreary west, A looming bastion fringed with fire.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. vii. 47 Masses of granite..toppling above the terminal face of the glacier.

a. transitive. To cause to tumble over or fall headlong; to thrust over, overturn, throw down. Also figurative.See also to topple up one's heels at heel n.¹ and int. Phrases 2c(a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > bring to the ground/lay low > topple

overtopple1543

topple1598

top1662

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. i. 30 Vnruly wind..which..Shakes the old Beldame earth, and topples [1623 tombles] down Steeples and mossegrown towers.

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 13 In one yeare seauen thousand and fifty people toppled vp their heeles there.

1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. II. vii. viii. 231 At the moment when the victorious legions of Titus had toppled down their bulwarks.

1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax I. ix. 202 Don't..topple us at once down the slope.

1907 C. Hill-Tout Brit. N. Amer., Far West vii. 136 They topple over the biggest trees in this way.

1951 Amer. Speech 26 230/2 California topples Washington.

1970 A. Toffler Future Shock viii. 158 Research topples older conceptions of man and nature.

1976 Evening Post (Nottingham) 15 Dec. 23 They beat Scotland 6-3 (one drawn) in the semi-finals and went on to topple England ‘A’ 6-1 (three drawn) in the final.

1979 Daily Tel. 26 May 14/4 A painting by Burne-Jones..made £48,000, toppling the artist's previous best price of £33,000.

1983 Times 15 Feb. 7/1 The revolution that toppled the regime of Emperor Haile Selassie eight years ago.

b. topple (tapple) up tail, topple tail: in †to play tapple up tail, ? to die (cf. to topple up one's heels at heel n.¹ and int. Phrases 2c(a)); to turn topple-tail, to turn a somersault (cf. 1c).

1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 23^v Take heede..To thresher for hurting, of kow with his flaile: or making thy hen, to play tapple vp tayle.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Topple, ‘to turn topple tail ower’, to turn topsy turvy.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Mar. 11/2 How many..have you..who can turn topple-tail accurately?

4. To cause to tip or tilt so as to be in danger of being upset. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > incline [verb (transitive)] > cause to lean over

hieldOE

lean1423

overbenda1617

topple1648

1648 Bp. J. Hall Breathings Devout Soul xxxiv. 53 Like some little cock-boat in a rough Sea, which every billow topples up and down, and threats to sink.

Derivatives

ˈtoppled adj. overturned, thrown down.

1871 ‘J. Miller’ Songs Italy (1878) 23 Toppled old columns that tumble across.

1897 Daily News 30 Sept. 5/4 Toppled cartloads of..bricks.

ˈtoppler n. one who topples; dialect a tumbler, acrobat.

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Toppler, a tumbler, who, among various antic postures, throws his heels over his head.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	topple
释义	topplen.¹ Brit. /ˈtɒpl/, U.S. /ˈtɑp(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English topylle, 1600s 1800s– topple. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: top n.¹, -le suffix. Etymology: Probably < top n.¹ + -le suffix 1. Compare toppet n.¹ and topping n.¹ 1. Chiefly regional. A tuft of hair on the head; (also) a crest on a bird; the forelock of a horse. Cf. topping n.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > upper part > top piece or part overmosta1382 overesta1400 topple14.. uppermost1484 topgallant1581 upmost1589 crownwork1594 heading1665 battlement1667 crowning1692 crown piece1766 surmounting1812 crista1849 surmount1879 a1500 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 675/29 Hic cirrus, a topylle. 1803 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. II Topyn, a bunch, bush of hair; a topple. 1994 C. Upton et al. Surv. Eng. Dial.: Dict. & Gram. Topple, the forelock of a horse. Compounds † topple-crown adj. English regional (East Anglian) Obsolete (of a bird) crested. ΚΠ 1686 in Essex Rev. (1954) 63 134 He saw ye said Jno Adams kill one of his topple crowne ducks. † topple-crowned adj. chiefly English regional (East Anglian) Obsolete (of a bird, esp. a hen) crested. ΚΠ 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 438 A crested hen we call topple-crowned. 1872 J. Larwood Story of London Parks II. ix. 221 That magnificent feather..made all other topple-crowned pullets of inferior plumage look quite insignificant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). topplen.² /ˈtɒp(ə)l/ Etymology: < topple v. rare. An act of toppling or overbalancing and falling. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [noun] > toppling over rureOE pitch-polea1661 topple1907 1907 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 272/2 This ain't the topple over of the Coll building yet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2018). topplev. /ˈtɒp(ə)l/ Etymology: < top v.¹ + -le suffix 3. 1. a. intransitive. To fall top foremost, or as if top-heavy; to fall headlong, tumble or pitch over. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > topple over welt13.. tiltc1390 overfalla1400 waltc1400 tirvec1425 top over tervea1450 overtumble1487 overwelta1522 to fall over1541 top1545 topple1600 tramble1609 tope1796 tottle1830 overtopple1855 whemmel1895 pitch-pole1896 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 53 The wisest Aunt..Sometime, for three foote stoole, mistaketh mee: Then slippe I from her bumme, downe topples she. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. i. 72 Though Castles topple on their Warders heads. View more context for this quotation 1621 T. W. tr. S. Goulart Wise Vieillard 200 Although you bee ready to topple into your grave, and haue not much longer to liue. 1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 189 The watch-towers were ready to topple headlong upon them. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxvi. 211 When these [bergs] attain their utmost height, still pressed on by others, they topple over. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Feb. 5/2 Water stocks toppled all round yesterday. †b. ? To roll or tumble about; in quot. 1568, ? to wrestle, to ‘try a fall’ with. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > move irregularly or be agitated [verb (intransitive)] > roll or tumble about > of persons or animals > wallow wallowc900 swolderc1200 slabc1315 rolla1398 muddlea1450 welter1530 swetter1536 topple1542 swelt1575 swelter1595 sludder1874 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes i. f. 146^v When ye must lye toppleyng in the dust. 1568 Newe Comedie Iacob & Esau ii. ii. sig. C.j^v Esau... I will not eate thee Ragau... Ragau. No... Being in your best lust I woulde topple with ye, And plucke a good crowe, ere ye brake your fast with me. c. To turn somersaults. dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > leap, spring, or jump [verb (intransitive)] > somersault tumbc1000 tumble1303 to top over tail1545 somerset1599 pitch-pole1682 topple1802 somersault1858 sunfish1923 1802 R. Bloomfield Rural Tales 9 The Children toppled on the green. 1802 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 411 A boy about eleven..was toppling beside the Diligence in hope of halfpence. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Topple, to tumble; to bring the head to the ground and throw the heels over. 2. intransitive. To lean over unsteadily, as if on the point of falling; to overhang threateningly. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > incline or be oblique [verb (intransitive)] > lean over > unsteadily to hang on the trip1681 topple1827 1827 R. Pollok Course of Time I. v. 229 Toppling upon the perilous edge of Hell. 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam xv. 25 Yonder cloud That..topples round the dreary west, A looming bastion fringed with fire. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. vii. 47 Masses of granite..toppling above the terminal face of the glacier. 3. a. transitive. To cause to tumble over or fall headlong; to thrust over, overturn, throw down. Also figurative.See also to topple up one's heels at heel n.¹ and int. Phrases 2c(a). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > bring to the ground/lay low > topple overtopple1543 topple1598 top1662 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. i. 30 Vnruly wind..which..Shakes the old Beldame earth, and topples [1623 tombles] down Steeples and mossegrown towers. View more context for this quotation 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 13 In one yeare seauen thousand and fifty people toppled vp their heeles there. 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. II. vii. viii. 231 At the moment when the victorious legions of Titus had toppled down their bulwarks. 1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax I. ix. 202 Don't..topple us at once down the slope. 1907 C. Hill-Tout Brit. N. Amer., Far West vii. 136 They topple over the biggest trees in this way. 1951 Amer. Speech 26 230/2 California topples Washington. 1970 A. Toffler Future Shock viii. 158 Research topples older conceptions of man and nature. 1976 Evening Post (Nottingham) 15 Dec. 23 They beat Scotland 6-3 (one drawn) in the semi-finals and went on to topple England ‘A’ 6-1 (three drawn) in the final. 1979 Daily Tel. 26 May 14/4 A painting by Burne-Jones..made £48,000, toppling the artist's previous best price of £33,000. 1983 Times 15 Feb. 7/1 The revolution that toppled the regime of Emperor Haile Selassie eight years ago. b. topple (tapple) up tail, topple tail: in †to play tapple up tail, ? to die (cf. to topple up one's heels at heel n.¹ and int. Phrases 2c(a)); to turn topple-tail, to turn a somersault (cf. 1c). Π 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 23^v Take heede..To thresher for hurting, of kow with his flaile: or making thy hen, to play tapple vp tayle. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Topple, ‘to turn topple tail ower’, to turn topsy turvy. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Mar. 11/2 How many..have you..who can turn topple-tail accurately? 4. To cause to tip or tilt so as to be in danger of being upset. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > incline [verb (transitive)] > cause to lean over hieldOE lean1423 overbenda1617 topple1648 1648 Bp. J. Hall Breathings Devout Soul xxxiv. 53 Like some little cock-boat in a rough Sea, which every billow topples up and down, and threats to sink. Derivatives ˈtoppled adj. overturned, thrown down. Π 1871 ‘J. Miller’ Songs Italy (1878) 23 Toppled old columns that tumble across. 1897 Daily News 30 Sept. 5/4 Toppled cartloads of..bricks. ˈtoppler n. one who topples; dialect a tumbler, acrobat. Π a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Toppler, a tumbler, who, among various antic postures, throws his heels over his head. 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topplen.1

Compounds

topplen.2

topplev.

Derivatives

topplen.¹

topplen.²