All topple synonyms
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T t verb topple
- whiffling β to blow in light or shifting gusts or puffs, as the wind; veer or toss about irregularly.
- weltering β to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
- knock over β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- overbalanced β Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- lose it β to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- disarrayed β Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
- deplane β to disembark from an aeroplane
- go downhill β travel down a slope
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- go whole hog β Nautical. (of a hull) to have less than the proper amount of sheer because of structural weakness; arch. Compare sag (def 6a).
- cataracted β a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size.
- go wrong β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- careered β an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
- descend β If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- cast out β To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
- fall over β person: trip or slip
- drop the ball β a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- overbalancing β Present participle of overbalance.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- get the better of β of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- oust β to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
- fall down β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- go in β go indoors
- bobble β A bobble is a small ball of material, usually made of wool, which is used for decorating clothes.
- depose β If a ruler or political leader is deposed, they are forced to give up their position.
- downing β a downward movement; descent.
- careering β an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
- fall flat β horizontally level: a flat roof.
- belly up β If a company goes belly up, it does not have enough money to pay its debts.
- boot out β If someone boots you out of a job, organization, or place, you are forced to leave it.
- zigzagged β a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- give out β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- downed β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- fluffed β Simple past tense and past participle of fluff.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- hit the dirt β to drop to the ground
- blow down β to open a valve in a steam boiler to eject any sediment that has collected
- belly-flop β to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding.
- go down β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- flake out β flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- crash-land β If a pilot crash-lands an aircraft, or if it crash-lands, it lands more quickly and less safely than usual, for example when there is something wrong with the aircraft, and it cannot land normally.
- go belly up β the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.