tumble, topple
(verb) fall down, as if collapsing; “The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it”
topple, tumble, tip
(verb) cause to topple or tumble by pushing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
topple (third-person singular simple present topples, present participle toppling, simple past and past participle toppled)
(transitive) to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something
(intransitive) to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so
• loppet
Source: Wiktionary
Top"ple, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toppled; p. pr. & vb. n. Toppling.] Etym: [From Top summit.]
Definition: To fall forward; to pitch or tumble down. Though castles topple on their warders' heads. Shak.
Top"ple, v. t.
Definition: To throw down; to overturn. He topple crags from the precipice. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
