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English Dictionary: topple by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
topple
v
  1. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
    Synonym(s): tumble, topple
  2. cause to topple or tumble by pushing
    Synonym(s): topple, tumble, tip
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Topple \Top"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Toppled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Toppling}.] [From {Top} summit.]
      To fall forward; to pitch or tumble down.
  
               Though castles topple on their warders' heads. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Topple \Top"ple\, v. t.
      To throw down; to overturn.
  
               He topple crags from the precipice.         --Longfellow.
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