Topple — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fall down, as if collapsing

cause to topple or tumble by pushing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɑːpəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɒpəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɒpəl/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈɑːpəl/.

Examples

The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tumble tip

Parts of Speech

verb	fall down, as if collapsing “The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it”
verb	cause to topple or tumble by pushing

Word Forms

tumble

noun

a sudden drop from an upright position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stürzen

hinfallen, als würde man zusammenbrechen

🇫🇷French

renverser

tomber, comme s'il s'effondrait

🇪🇸Spanish

derrocar

caer, como si se derrumbara

🇮🇹Italian

rovesciare

cadere, come se crollasse

🇳🇱Dutch

omvallen

vallen, alsof je instort

🇵🇹Portuguese

derrubar

cair, como se estivesse desabando

🇷🇺Russian

опрокидывать

падать вниз, как будто разваливаясь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गिर पड़ना

नीचे गिरना, मानो ढह रहा हो

🇧🇩Bengali

পতন

নিচে পড়ে, যেন ভেঙে পড়ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

கவிழ்

இடிந்து விழுவது போல் கீழே விழும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పడగొట్టు

కూలిపోతున్నట్లు, కింద పడతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

पाडणे

खाली पडणे, कोसळल्यासारखे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગબડવું

નીચે પડવું, જાણે તૂટી પડવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉರುಳಿಸು

ಕೆಳಗೆ ಬೀಳುತ್ತವೆ, ಕುಸಿದಂತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീഴ്ത്തുക

വീഴുന്നതുപോലെ വീഴുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਿੱਗਣਾ

ਹੇਠਾਂ ਡਿੱਗਣਾ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਡਿੱਗ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گرانا

گرنا، گویا گرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

推翻

倒下，像塌陷一样

🇯🇵Japanese

倒れる

崩れ落ちるように落ちる

🇰🇷Korean

넘어지다

무너지듯 넘어져

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lật đổ

ngã xuống, như sụp đổ

🇹🇭Thai

โค่นล้ม

ล้มลงเหมือนจะพังทลาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjatuhkan

jatuh, seolah-olah pingsan

🇵🇭Filipino

bumagsak

bumagsak, parang gumuho

🇲🇾Malay

tumbang

jatuh, seperti rebah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إسقاط

تسقط، كما لو أنها تنهار

🇮🇷Persian

سرنگون کردن

سقوط می کند، انگار در حال سقوط است

🇹🇷Turkish

devrilmek

yıkılacakmış gibi yere düşmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפִּיל

ליפול למטה, כאילו מתמוטט

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What is the primary definition of the word 'topple'?

The primary meaning of 'topple' is 'fall down, as if collapsing'.

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Using 'topple' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'topple' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'topple' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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