topple
/ˈtɑpl̩/ verb C2- To push or throw over. · The massed crowds toppled the statue of the former dictator.
- To overturn.
- To overthrow something. · to topple one's rival
- To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so. · The pile of pennies began to topple.
He/she/it topples · Past toppled · Past participle toppled · -ing form toppling
Verb forms
- Base form
- topple
- He/she/it
- topples
- Past
- toppled
- Past participle
- toppled
- -ing form
- toppling
From the library
There were slates and bricks piled up on the roof preparatory to some repairs, and they would have me believe that the wind had toppled over one of these.
She was within three steps of the bottom; she already heard Morrel’s voice, when suddenly a cloud passed over her eyes, her stiffened foot missed the step, her hands had no power to hold the baluster, and falling against the wall she lost her balance wholly and toppled to the floor.
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