topple
/ˈtɑpl̩/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To overturn.
Example Sentences
- "The massed crowds toppled the statue of the former dictator."
- "to topple one's rival"
- "Barla Von: Most people think I deal in finances, but my real currency is knowledge. I trade information and it has made me very wealthy. Barla Von: But the Shadow Broker is the true master. Every day, he buys and sells secrets that could topple governments, always giving them to the highest bidder."
- "He now confronts the daunting endeavor of toppling a former president whose belligerence and loyal base of support have discouraged most leading Republicans — including, up to now, Mr. DeSantis — from making frontal attacks against him."
- "The pile of pennies began to topple."
- "[…] yonder cloud That rises upward always higher, And onward drags a labouring breast, And topples round the dreary west, A looming bastion fringed with fire."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɑpl̩/
- British English: /ˈtɒpl̩/