Topple, 1) intr. to tumble, to fall down: “down --s she,” Mids. II, 1, 53. “though castles t. on their warders' heads,” Mcb. IV, 1, 56. “lest my brain turn, and the deficient sight t. down headlong,” Lr. IV, 6, 24. “the very principals did seem to rend and all to t.” Per. III, 2, 17 (cf. All-to).
2) to throw down, to overturn: “--s down steeples,” H4A III, 1, 32 (Ff tumbles).