topple
to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down.
to lean over or jut, as if threatening to fall.
to cause to topple.
to overthrow, as from a position of authority: to topple the king.
Origin of topple
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- un·top·pled, adjective
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How to use topple in a sentence
In 1977, Hassan Gouled Aptidon was close to being toppled as president of Djibouti for considering a khat ban.
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 | ProPublicaEngineers 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 | ProPublicaBy 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 | FortuneAs 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.
I push down on the pedal with my right leg and instead of propelling myself forward, I topple over sideways.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTPresident Obama has weighed the options and concluded America does more harm than good when it sets out to topple regimes.
Margaret Thatcher had served under the Heath regime as Education Secretary and witnessed the miners topple the Conservative Party.
‘Pride’: The Feel-Good Movie of the Year, and the Film Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Want You to See | Marlow Stern | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs they turned into red-hot ashes and began to topple over one by one into the glowing pile, Jess laughed delightedly.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerIt is enough to make the tallest chimney of the neighbourhood topple over with envy.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'RellThere would be a report, two reports, and he would topple over backwards to lie crumpled up and motionless.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee HopeThe loungers fully expected to see Tad topple over backwards with a bullet in his body.
The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge | Frank Gee PatchinThese congeal again, or are compressed into soft, filthy monumental masses, waiting their turn to topple into the waves at last.
Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska | Charles Warren Stoddard
British Dictionary definitions for topple
/ (ˈtɒpəl) /
to tip over or cause to tip over, esp from a height
(intr) to lean precariously or totter
(tr) to overthrow; oust
Origin of topple
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