topple

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈtɑpl̩/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈtɒpl̩/

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• Hyphenation: top‧ple

Verb

Plain form topple

Third-person singular topples

Past tense toppled

Past participle toppled

Present participle toppling

1. (transitive) If you topple something, you push it over or defeat it.

   Germany toppled Canada in the hockey match.

2. (intransitive) If something topples, it falls over or it looks like it might fall over.

   The pile of pennies began to topple