topple
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topple
- /ˈtɑpl̩/ US
- /ˈtɒpl̩/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒpəl
verb topples · toppling · toppled
- 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.
noun topples
- A fall (an instance of falling over).
- A cascade of dominoes falling, such that each fall causes the next domino to topple.
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verb to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something
| Español | derribar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 推翻 tuīfān |
| Português | derrubar |
| Français | renverser, déboulonner |
| Deutsch | stürzen, umkippen |
| Italiano | abbattere, abbattersi |
| Ελληνικά | ανατρέπω anatrépo, αναποδογυρίζω anapodogyrízo |
| Română | răsturna, dărâma |
| Русский | опроки́дывать oprokídyvatʹ, опроки́нуть oprokínutʹ, вали́ть valítʹ, повали́ть povalítʹ, сверга́ть svergátʹ, све́ргнуть svérgnutʹ |
verb to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so
| Español | tumbarse |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 倒下 dǎoxià |
| Français | tomber, chuter |
| Deutsch | umfallen, umkippen, wackeln |
| Italiano | reclinare, reclinarsi |
| Ελληνικά | καταπίπτω katapípto, κλονίζομαι klonízomai |
| Русский | вали́ться valítʹsja, повали́ться povalítʹsja, опроки́дываться oprokídyvatʹsja, опроки́нуться oprokínutʹsja, чебура́хнуться čeburáxnutʹsja |
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@misc{topple_2026,
title = {topple},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/topple},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
