topple over en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To fall over (to fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position).
Moreover, some innocently untattooed people in the yoga class – who would otherwise be totally ace at balancing – find the light of self-satisfaction that radiates off their classmates' tattoos is so blinding they topple over.
2010 October 17, Hadley Freeman, “Tattoos: what makes one spiritual and another Katona-esque?”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toppled over | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| toppled over | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| toppling over | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| topples over | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (6)
es caerse (fall over) · de umkippen (fall over) · pl przewracać się (fall over) · pl przewrócić się (fall over) · fr s'écrouler (fall over) · fr s'effondrer (fall over)