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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | overthrow |
| Synonyms: | abolish, beat*, bring down, bring to ruin, conquer, crush, demolish, depose, dethrone, do away with, eradicate, exterminate, knock down, knock over, level, liquidate, oust, overcome, overpower, overrun, overturn, overwhelm, purge, put an end to, raze, ruin, subdue, subjugate, subvert, terminate, tip, topple, tumble, unseat, upend, upset, vanquish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | topple |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fall or knock over; overthrow |
| Synonyms: | bring down, capsize, collapse, do a pratfall, fall, falter, founder, go belly up, go down, hit the dirt, keel over, knock down, land, lose it, lurch, nose-dive, oust, overbalance, overturn, pitch, plunge, slump, stagger, stumble, take a header, teeter, tip over, totter, tumble, turn over, unhorse, unseat, upset |
| Antonyms: | place, put, straighten |
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