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Verb: topple  tó-pul
  1. Fall down, as if collapsing
    "The tower of the World Trade Center toppled after the plane hit it";
    - tumble
     
  2. Cause to topple or tumble by pushing
    "The wind toppled the stack of newspapers";
    - tumble, tip

Derived forms: toppled, topples, toppling

Type of: come down, descend, force, go down, push

Encyclopedia: Topple