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Topple is defined as to fall over, or to overthrow.

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An example of topple is a tower of blocks falling over.
An example of topple is a government leader being overthrown.

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See topple in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb toppled, toppling

to fall (over) because or as if top-heavy
to lean forward as if on the point of falling; overbalance; totter

Origin: < top, v. + -le

transitive verb

to cause to topple; overturn
to overthrow: to topple a monarch

See topple in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb top·pled, top·pling, top·ples

verb, transitive

To push or throw over; overturn or overthrow. See Synonyms at overthrow.

verb, intransitive

To totter and fall.
To lean over as if about to fall.

Origin:

Origin: Frequentative of top¹

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