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Definition of "topple" []
- To push or throw over; overturn or overthrow. See Synonyms at overthrow. (verb-transitive)
- To totter and fall. (verb-intransitive)
- To lean over as if about to fall. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "topple" in a sentence
- "And while this is dark fantasy, my goal was to instill a sense of life and fun in it so it doesn't topple from the weight of its own myopic misery."
- "The potential to topple is there when the main focus is not the foundation but the behavior layer."
- "I am struggling with balance … feel just like I do RIGHT before I topple from a yoga posture."