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   topple

   /ˈtɒpl/

   verb

   • 1. overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall: "she toppled over when I touched her" Similar falltumbleoverturnoverbalancetipkeeldroppitchplungecapsizecollapsefounderplummetdivelose one's balancego head over heelsknock overknock downupsetpush overtip overupendcapsizefelltear downflattenlevel
   • ▪ remove (a government or person in authority) from power; overthrow: "disagreement had threatened to topple the government" Similar overthrowoustdeposeunseatoverturnbring downovercomebring lowdefeatget rid ofdislodgeejectsupplantdethroneinformal:defenestrate

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘tumble about’): frequentative of top1.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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