Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
topple .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word toppled.
Examples
-
Who wants to hedge bets on Mr. Dion being toppled from the leadership?
Liberal Faithful Losing Faith In Dion, The Fallout Begins « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
-
Who wants to hedge bets on Mr. Dion being toppled from the leadership?
-
It was natural to bury the last emperor hastily close to the mausoleum when Qin toppled, the official Xinhua News Agency quoted Yuan as saying.
Tomb of China’s Third and Last Qin Dynasty Emperor Discovered | Impact Lab 2007
-
Crawford believes the ice toppled from a passing, unheard airplane.
-
I've seen only a few pictures of the town but from what I've heard and read, it's a nightmare of destruction, trees splitting houses and crushing cars, roofs blown off of homes and businesses, the steeple toppled from the First Baptist Church.
-
I've seen only a few pictures of the town but from what I've heard and read, it's a nightmare of destruction, trees splitting houses and crushing cars, roofs blown off of homes and businesses, the steeple toppled from the First Baptist Church.
September 2004 2004
-
The Shah of Iran has toppled from the Peacock Throne -- which was supposed to last an eternity, give or take a few days.
Blame the Media 1979
-
I approached him and without a word toppled a large mass of rock over the edge of the cliff.
Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912
-
Gadhafi had a large majority, Tutu said, referring to toppled Arab leaders in Egypt and Libya.
NPR Topics: News 2011
-
No one ever admits responsibility in the Arab states and no one is ever held accountable (unless he is toppled, that is).
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.