topple

Verb

Meaning

To fall forward; to pitch or tumble down.

To throw down; to overturn.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

tumble downing evert careen down level fall slip knockdown deflate lurch damage fell floor defeat
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Antonyms

place right building put attack location
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Hypernyms

force fall push descend go down come down

Hyponyms

keel over

Phrases with the word

topple-able

Derivatives

toppled toppling

Anagrams

loppet Oppelt

Examples

The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it Source: Internet

A gentle nudge will knock it off its axis of rotation for a second but it will not topple over because spin adds gyroscopic stability. Source: Internet

At a press conference on Sept. 23, Anwar declared he had secured a “formidable” parliamentary majority to topple Muhyiddin’s government, which has been clinging to a razor-thin advantage in the national legislature since coming to power in early March. Source: Internet

All understood, however, that such an attack would probably also topple a dictator who had thumbed his nose at the West for decades. Source: Internet

And criticizing Amazon's donation is some plan to topple our corporate overlords? Source: Internet

As he loses his last foothold and begins to topple in, he hears a roar of voices and trumpets, the walls retract, and an arm pulls him to safety. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

topping out toppingly toppingness topple over topple-able toppler