topple Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb fall down, as if collapsing
    tumble.
    • The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it
  2. verb cause to topple or tumble by pushing
    tip; tumble.

WordNet

Top"ple intransitive verb
Etymology
From Top summit.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Toppled ; present participle & verbal noun Toppling
Definitions
  1. To fall forward; to pitch or tumble down.
    Though castles topple on their warders' heads. Shak.
Top"ple transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To throw down; to overturn.
    He topple crags from the precipice. Longfellow.

Webster 1913