topple

topple
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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. i. fall over or down, tumble, somersault, pitch, plunge; fail, collapse, go bankrupt, fold (sl.). —v. t. push, trip, knock over or down; overturn, upset; overthrow, subvert, defeat, smash. See descent, destruction, failure.
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(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. tumble, plunge, go down, go over, push over, overthrow; see also fall 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
fall, totter, pitch, collapse, tip over, founder, overturn, tumble, knock over, upset, knock down, bring down, overthrow, vanquish, unseat, unhorse.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To turn or cause to turn from a vertical or horizontal position: capsize, knock over, overthrow, overturn, turn over, upset. See CHANGE, HORIZONTAL, MOVE. 2. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily: drop, fall, go down, nose-dive, pitch, plunge, spill, tumble. Idiom: take a fall (or header or plunge or spill or tumble). See RISE. 3. To bring about the downfall of: bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert, tumble, unhorse. See HELP. 4. To undergo capture, defeat, or ruin: collapse, fall, go down, go under, surrender. See RESIST, WIN.

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