Topple Meaning
/ˈtɑpl̩/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo push or throw over.
verbTo overturn.
Sentence Examples
Those books look as if they're going to topple over any minute.
We'll topple this dictatorship.
The people are determined to topple the regime at any cost.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The strong wind made the tall tower suddenly ____ to the ground.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The strong winds threatened to ____ the old stone wall that surrounds the large garden of the historic house today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English top English -le English topple From top + -le (frequentative verb suffix).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Barla Von: Most people think I deal in finances, but my real currency is knowledge. I trade information and it has made me very wealthy.
Barla Von: But the Shadow Broker is the true master. Every day, he buys and sells secrets that could topple governments, always giving them to the highest bidder."
— 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:
"He now confronts the daunting endeavor of toppling a former president whose belligerence and loyal base of support have discouraged most leading Republicans — including, up to now, Mr. DeSantis — from making frontal attacks against him."
— 2023 May 24, Nicholas Nehamas, “Ron DeSantis Joins 2024 Race, Hoping to Topple Trump”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
"[…] yonder cloud
That rises upward always higher,
And onward drags a labouring breast,
And topples round the dreary west,
A looming bastion fringed with fire."
— 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XV”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 24:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The strong wind made the tall tower suddenly ____ to the ground.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The strong winds threatened to ____ the old stone wall that surrounds the large garden of the historic house today.