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top·ple
(tŏp′əl)v. top·pled, top·pling, top·ples
v.tr.
1. To push or knock over: bumped into the table and toppled the lamp.
2. To bring about the downfall, destruction, or ending of. See Synonyms at overthrow.
3. To defeat, as in a contest: toppled the league leader.
v.intr.
To totter and fall: buildings that toppled in the earthquake.
[Frequentative of top.]
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topple
(ˈtɒpəl)vb
1. to tip over or cause to tip over, esp from a height
2. (intr) to lean precariously or totter
3. (tr) to overthrow; oust
[C16: frequentative of top1 (verb)]
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top•ple
(ˈtɒp əl)v. -pled, -pling. v.i.
1. to fall forward, as from top-heaviness or weakness; pitch.
2. to lean over or totter, as if threatening to fall.
v.t. 3. to cause to topple.
4. to overthrow, as from a position of authority: to topple a king.
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topple
Past participle: toppled
Gerund: toppling
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| Verb | 1. |  topple - fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" keel over - turn over and fall; "the man had a heart attack and keeled over" |
| 2. |  topple - cause to topple or tumble by pushing |
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topple
verb
1. fall over, fall, collapse, tumble, overturn, capsize, totter, tip over, keel over, overbalance, fall headlong He released his hold and toppled slowly backwards.
2. knock over, upset, knock down, tip over Wind and rain toppled trees and electricity lines.
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topple
verb1. To turn or cause to turn from a vertical or horizontal position:
2. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily:
Idiom: take a fall.
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Translations
يَنْقَلِب، يَسْقُط
svalit
vælte
ledõl
velta; detta um koll
nuvirsti
apgāztiesnogāztnogāzties
zvaliť sa
topple
[ˈtɒpl]A. VT
1. (also topple over) (= knock over) → volcar; (= cause to fall) → hacer caer
B. VI
1. (also topple down) → caerse, venirse abajo (also topple over) → volcarse; (= lose balance) → perder el equilibrio
he toppled over a cliff → cayó por un precipicio
after the crash the bus toppled over → después del choque el autobús se volcó
he toppled over a cliff → cayó por un precipicio
after the crash the bus toppled over → después del choque el autobús se volcó
2. (fig) [government etc] → venirse abajo, caer
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
topple
[ˈtɒpəl] vi (also topple over) → tombertop-ranked [ˌtɒpˈræŋkt] adj [player, team] → du haut du classementtop-ranking [ˌtɒpˈræŋkɪŋ] adj [official] → le plus haut placé(la)(e); [officer] → haut gradé(e)top-rated [ˌtɒpˈreɪtɪd] adj
(= best) [hotel, restaurant, chef] → de premier ordre
(= most watched) [TV show] → à forte audiencetop secret top-secret adj [mission, information] → top secret/ète
top-secret documents → des documents top secretstop-security [ˌtɒpsɪˈkjʊərəti] adj [prison] → de haute sécuritétop-security wing n → quartier m de haute sécuritétop-shelf [ˌtɒpˈʃɛlf] adj (British) [magazine, material] → érotique
top-secret documents → des documents top secretstop-security [ˌtɒpsɪˈkjʊərəti] adj [prison] → de haute sécuritétop-security wing n → quartier m de haute sécuritétop-shelf [ˌtɒpˈʃɛlf] adj (British) [magazine, material] → érotique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
topple
vt → umwerfen; (from a height) → hinunterkippen or -werfen; (fig) government etc → stürzen; to topple somebody from power → jdn stürzen or entmachten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
topple
[ˈtɒpl]1. vt (fig) (overthrow) → far cadere, rovesciare
2. vi → cadere, rovesciarsi
topple over
1. vi + adv → cadere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
topple
(ˈtopl) verb to (make something) fall. He toppled the pile of books; The child toppled over.
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