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[ top-uhl ] / ˈtɒp əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR topple ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object), top·pled, top·pling.to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down. to lean over or jut, as if threatening to fall. verb (used with object), top·pled, top·pling.to cause to topple. to overthrow, as from a position of authority: to topple the king. Origin of topple1535–45; earlier top to tilt, topple (see tope1) + -le SYNONYMS FOR topple4 defeat, vanquish, overcome, overpower. SEE SYNONYMS FOR topple ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM toppleun·top·pled, adjectiveWords nearby toppletop out, topper, toppie, topping, topping lift, topple, top quark, toprail, top round, tops, topsail Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for toppleIn 1977, Hassan Gouled Aptidon was close to being toppled as president of Djibouti for considering a khat ban. How the Pandemic Is Saving Lives in the Horn of Africa|Eromo Egbejule|September 3, 2020|Ozy Engineers warned that could result in segments of the fence toppling into the river if not fixed. Federal Prosecutors Have Steve Bannon’s Murky Nonprofit in Their Sights|by Yeganeh Torbati|August 24, 2020|ProPublica Engineers warned that could result in the fence toppling into the river if not fixed. Private Border Wall Fundraisers Have Been Arrested on Fraud Charges|by Perla Trevizo, Jeremy Schwartz and Lexi Churchill|August 20, 2020|ProPublica By comparison, the S&P 500 is teetering at such rarefied heights that a sudden blast of bad news could send it toppling. Despite Warren Buffett’s selloff, bank stocks look like great buys in this market|Shawn Tully|August 18, 2020|Fortune
As they topple over they bury carbon, therefore increasing the seabed’s potential as a carbon sink. Tiny creatures collected 100 years ago confirm accelerating carbon uptake in Antarctic Ocean|John Barrat|March 3, 2011|The Smithsonian Insider Obama has latched on to the failure of the embargo to topple the Castros as justification to shuffle the deck. Obama’s One Hand Clap With Castro|Doug McIntyre|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST I push down on the pedal with my right leg and instead of propelling myself forward, I topple over sideways. You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Others, like the Tehrike e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) vowed to topple the Pakistani state itself. Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan|Umar Farooq, Syed Fakhar Kakakhel|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST President Obama has weighed the options and concluded America does more harm than good when it sets out to topple regimes. The CIA’s Wrong: Arming Rebels Works|Christopher Dickey|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST He could not bring himself to say that he would have opposed the invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein. How Ted Cruz Trolls Obama’s Foreign Policy|Eli Lake|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Would you say they were large enough to topple over that bale? The Boy Pilot of the Lakes|Frank V. Webster Sweating and tugging and straining, we managed to topple the “ambulance” over in the road. The Black Watch|Scout Joe Cassells We "poke fun" at everything in this country; to whatever approaches the verge of the ridiculous we give a push and topple it over. The aged building seemed to creak and sway in the wind, as though it might fall apart from weakness and topple into the water. The Rival Campers Ashore|Ruel Perley Smith She had the impression that the walls were ready to topple down and bury her. The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor|Margaret Vandercook
British Dictionary definitions for topple
verbto tip over or cause to tip over, esp from a height (intr) to lean precariously or totter (tr) to overthrow; oust Word Origin for toppleC16: frequentative of top 1 (verb) 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 Words related to toppleoust, plunge, collapse, tumble, upset, unseat, overturn, totter, unhorse, capsize, founder, teeter, fall, slump, lurch, stagger, land, pitch, falter, stumble |