top·ple (tŏp'əl)

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.]

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