topple

v., -pled, -pling, -ples.

v.tr.
To push or throw over; overturn or overthrow. See synonyms at overthrow.

v.intr.

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

[Frequentative of TOP¹.]

verb

1. To turn or cause to turn from a vertical or horizontal position: capsize, knock over, overthrow, overturn, turn over, upset. See change/persist, horizontal/vertical/change of position, move/halt.
2. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily: drop, fall, go down, nose-dive, pitch, plunge, spill, tumble. Idioms: take afallheaderplungespilltumble. See rise/fall.
3. To bring about the downfall of: bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert, tumble, unhorse. See help/harm/harmless.
4. To undergo capture, defeat, or ruin: collapse, fall, go down, go under, surrender. See resist/yield, win/lose/recovery.

v

Definition: fall or knock over; overthrow
Antonyms: place, put, straighten

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A form of mass movement from a rock face where top-heavy rocks with vertical or forward-leaning bedding planes are separated from the bedrock and fall. As the rock peels from the top of the free face, it turns.

IN BRIEF: Fall down, as if collapsing.

Follow the wisdom provided by nature. Everything in moderation - sunlight, water, nutrients. Too much of a good thing will topple your structure. — Vivian Elisabeth Glyck

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rokke, få til at falde
v. intr. - vakle, være ved at falde

Nederlands (Dutch)
tuimelen, ten val brengen

Français (French)
v. tr. - renverser, faire tomber, détruire, (fig) renverser
v. intr. - vaciller, basculer, se renverser, s'effondrer (une pile de livres), tomber (une personne), (fig) tomber

Deutsch (German)
v. - fallen, umkippen, zu Fall bringen, stürzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανατρέπω/-ομαι, μπατάρω, αναποδογυρίζω, πέφτω, κλονίζομαι, σωριάζομαι, γκρεμίζω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
precipitare, rovesciarsi, far cadere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - derrubar, tombar

Русский (Russian)
опрокинуться, опрокинуть кого/что-л.

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - volcar, derribar, hacer caer, inclinar, hacer vacilar
v. intr. - caerse, tambalearse, venirse abajo, arrojarse de cabeza

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - falla, ramla, stjälpa, störta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使倒塌, 颠覆, 推翻, 倒塌, 摇摇欲坠

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使倒塌, 顛覆, 推翻
v. intr. - 倒塌, 搖搖欲墜

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 흔들거리게 하다, 넘어 뜨리다
v. intr. - 넘어질 듯 흔들거리다, 넘어지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ばったり倒れる, ぐらつく, 倒す, ぐらつかせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقع, يسقط, ينقلب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפיל‬
v. intr. - ‮נפל, התמוטט‬

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