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   Top·ple

   /ˈtäp(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. overbalance or become unsteady and fall slowly: "she toppled over when I touched her" Similar falltumbleoverturnoverbalancetipkeeldroppitchplungecapsizecollapsefounderplummetdivelose one's balancego head over heelsknock overknock downupsetpush overtip overupendcapsizefelltear downflattenlevel
   • ▪ cause to become unsteady and fall: "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

   • T

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   • O

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   • P

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   • P

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   • L

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   • E

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