topple

== English == === Etymology === From top +‎ -le (frequentative verb suffix). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑpl̩/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɒpl̩/ Rhymes: -ɒpəl Hyphenation: top‧ple === Verb === topple (third-person singular simple present topples, present participle toppling, simple past and past participle toppled) (transitive) To push or throw over. To overturn. (figurative) To overthrow something. (intransitive) To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === topple (plural topples) (informal) A fall (an instance of falling over). A cascade of dominoes falling, such that each fall causes the next domino to topple. === Anagrams === loppet