v. top·pled, top·pling, top·ples v.tr. 1. To push or knock over: bumped into the table and toppled the lamp. 2. To bring about the downfall, destruction, or ending of. See Synonyms at overthrow. 3. To defeat, as in a contest: toppled the league leader. v.intr. To totter and fall: buildings that toppled in the earthquake. [Frequentative of TOP1.] |
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