Topple \Top"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Toppled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toppling}.] [From {Top} summit.] To fall forward; to pitch or tumble down. Though castles topple on their warders' heads. --Shak.
toppling adj : falling over as if from top-heaviness or lack of support; "a toppling pile of books"; "toppling empires"