Topple
verb (used without object), toppled, toppling.
1.
to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down.
2.
to lean over or jut, as if threatening to fall.
verb (used with object), toppled, toppling.
3.
to cause to topple.
4.
to overthrow, as from a position of authority:
to topple the king.
verb
1.
to tip over or cause to tip over, esp from a height
2.
(intransitive) to lean precariously or totter
3.
(transitive) to overthrow; oust
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