topple
pronunciation
How to pronounce topple in British English:
UK [ˈtɒpl]
How to pronounce topple in American English:
US [ˈtɑːpl]
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- Verb:
- fall down, as if collapsing
- cause to topple or tumble by pushing
Word Origin
- topple
- topple: see top
- topple (v.)
- 1580s, "tumble down, fall headfirst," earlier "tumble or roll about" (1540s), from top (v.) "to tip" + frequentative suffix -le. Transitive sense also is from 1590s. Related: Toppled; toppling.
Example
- 1. Such unrest is not about to topple the party .
- 2. Lawsuits may yet topple the most restrictive new laws .
- 3. Now the pad vows to topple its erstwhile ally .
- 4. Quantum memory may topple heisenberg 's uncertainty principle
- 5. Should an asian-style crisis strike one of them , contagion is sure to topple others .