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Meaning of TOPPLE

Pronunciation:  'tâpul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  fall down, as if collapsing
  2. [v]  cause to topple or tumble by pushing
 
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 Synonyms: tumble
 
 See Also: come down, descend, fall, force, go down, keel over, push

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \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.
    
  2. \Top"ple\, v. t.
    To throw down; to overturn.
          He topple crags from the precipice.      --Longfellow.
    
 
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