| 单词 | topple |
| 释义 | topple (once / 1379 pages) v To topple something is to knock it down. A house of cards can be toppled — so can a government. Things can topple in several ways. If a building collapses or falls down for any reason, it topples. If you knocked over another student, you toppled that person. Governments that are overthrown are also said to be toppled. When you see the word topple, someone or something is going down. WORD FAMILYtopple: toppled, topples, toppling USAGE EXAMPLESDomestically, an attempted army coup last summer almost succeeded in toppling Erdoğan. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) They threw rocks, toppled streetlights, dodged clouds of tear gas and tipped over a television truck. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) But those two plays illustrated the improbable task of toppling the Crimson Tide. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) 1v fall down, as if collapsing Syn|Hypo|Hyper tumble keel over turn over and fall come down, descend, fall, go down move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way 2v cause to topple or tumble by pushing Syn|Hyper tip, tumble force, push move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
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