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English verb: topple | |||
| 1. | topple (motion) fall down, as if collapsing | ||
| Samples | The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it. | ||
| Synonyms | tumble | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | keel over | ||
| 2. | topple (motion) cause to topple or tumble by pushing | ||
| Synonyms | tip, tumble | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | force, push | ||
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