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toppled

toppled is the simple past and past participle of topple.

Meaning of topple

Verb

topple (third-person singular simple present topples, present participle toppling, simple past and past participle toppled)

  1. (transitive) To push or throw over.
    • The massed crowds toppled the statue of the former dictator.
  2. To overturn.
  3. (figuratively) To overthrow something.
    • to topple one's rival
  4. (intransitive) To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so.
    • The pile of pennies began to topple.

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Questions about toppled

What is toppled the simple past and past participle of?
Toppled is the simple past and past participle of topple.

Words near toppled in the dictionary

  1. toppingness
  2. toppings
  3. Toppins
  4. topple
  5. topple over
  6. toppled
  7. toppled over
  8. toppler
  9. topplers
  10. topples
  11. topples over

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