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- pronunciation:
- ta
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
topples, toppling, toppled |
| definition 1: |
to waver or totter and fall down; tumble.
The older buildings toppled during the earthquake.- synonyms:
- tumble
- similar words:
- collapse, fall, keel over, plunge, tip, trip
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| definition 2: |
to lean over or out as though about to fall.
The tightrope walker toppled for a moment before regaining his equilibrium.- synonyms:
- pitch, teeter, totter, wobble
- similar words:
- lean, lurch, rock, roll, stagger, sway, waver
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| related words: |
crash, overturn, stumble, upset |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause to fall down or fall over.
The explosion toppled the bridge.- synonyms:
- bowl over, collapse, overturn, tip over, tumble, upset
- antonyms:
- right
- similar words:
- deck, down, drop, fell, floor, overthrow, upend
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| definition 2: |
to cause to fall from power; overthrow.
The revolutionaries easily toppled the weak government.- synonyms:
- overthrow
- similar words:
- depose, dethrone, oust, overturn, subvert, tumble, upset
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| related words: |
bowl over, level, overthrow, raze, remove, teeter, trip |
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