Destruction terms (here) and Hit terms at(Force) can be used figuratively for:

#Comparison like: blow out of the water

#Defeat or win hugely like:
#Badly affect: take a hit.
#Criticize severly like: trash
#Failure SF like: Implode, flop, fall flat on your face, come a cropper, go belly
up, crumble.
Fall to pieces: He's worried the business will fall to pieces without him.
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#Make sth fall

Beat sth down
Batter sth down: The police had to batter the door down.
Bash sth down/ in: The police bashed the door down.
I'll bash your head in if you do that again.
Smash sth down: The police had to smash the door down.
Break sth down: Firefighters had to break the door down to reach the people
trapped inside.
Strike sb down

Knock sb down/ over: She was knocked down by a bus.

He knocked his opponent down three times in the first round.
Upset(v4): She stood up suddenly, upsetting a glass of wine.
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#Destroy a building
Knock sth down: SYNONYM demolish
These old houses are going to be knocked down.
Pull sth down= demolish
Tear sth down: SYNONYM demolish
Theyre tearing down these old houses to build a new office block.

Demolish: The factory is due to be demolished next year.

Demolish(2): The car had skidded across the road and demolished part of the wall.

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Smash(3): smash something + adverb/preposition They had to smash holes in the ice.
The elephant smashed its way through the trees.
smash something + adjective We had to smash the door open.
+ adverb/preposition They had smashed through a glass door to get in.
Chip(v2): Chip away the damaged area.
The fossils had been chipped out of the rock.
It took a long time to chip a hole in the wall.
It needs skill to chip a block of stone into a recognizable shape.

Snap: snap something The wind had snapped the tree in two.
snap something off (something) He snapped a twig off a bush.
snap (off) Suddenly, the rope snapped.
The branch she was standing on must have snapped off.

Snuff sth out: An innocent child's life has been snuffed out by this senseless
shooting.
Take sth out: They took out two enemy bombers.
Account for sth: Our anti-aircraft guns accounted for five enemy bombers. see:
take sth out. at: destory.

Crack(v2): + adverb/preposition A chunk of the cliff had cracked off in a storm.

 (figurative) His face cracked into a smile.
crack something to crack a nut
crack something + adverb/preposition She cracked an egg into the pan.

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# To be damaged

Take a hit: The airline industry took a hit last year.

See: Force: took a pounding/ battering etc, my department got dinged.
See: Badly affect: clobber, damage, hit, deal a blow to sth, injure, bruise, bite
etc.
Take it on the chin: Stockholders took it on the chin yesterday as markets fell
sharply.
Take a heavy toll on sth | take its toll on sth: Illness had taken a heavy toll on
her.
The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets.
See: strike sb down.
Cripple(2): The pilot tried to land his crippled plane. see here: battered. see:
badly affect: bring sth to its knees. see here: play havoc with the economy.
Decimate: Cheap imports decimated the British cycle industry.
Do for sth: Without that contract, we're done for.
It was the cold that did for him in the end.
Ruin(2): If she loses the court case it will ruin her.
The country was ruined by the war.
Ruin(n2): The divorce ultimately led to his ruin.
The bank stepped in to save the company from financial ruin.
The war brought the country to the brink of ruin.
Bugger(v2): I think I've buggered the computer.
This will bugger the rear suspension.
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In tatters: SYNONYM in shreds

Her reputation was in tatters.
The government's education policy lies in tatters.
In shreds: SYNONYM in tatters
Her nerves were in shreds.
The country's economy is in shreds.
In ruins: Years of fighting have left the area in ruins.
The scandal left his reputation in ruins.
Their plans for a comeback now lie in ruins.
Perish(3): the rubber perished early.
Go for a burton.

Plough sth up: The paths get all ploughed up by motorbikes.

Heavy traffic had ploughed up the surface of the track.
Bang sth up: He banged up his truck.
I banged up my knee pretty badly.
Crunch sth up: He crunched up the empty pack and threw it out of the window.
Smash sth up: Youths had broken into the bar and smashed the place up.
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Tread: SYNONYM trample

Don't tread ash into the carpet!
The wine is still made by treading grapes in the traditional way.

Crack(v1): The ice cracked as I stepped onto it.

crack something He has cracked a bone in his arm.
Her lips were dry and cracked.
Fragment(v): Frequent explosions caused the chalk to fragment.
The dangers of fragmenting the health service.
Fracture(v): His leg fractured in two places.
fracture something She fell and fractured her skull.
a fractured pipeline
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Cracked: a cracked mirror/mug

He suffered cracked ribs and bruising.
She passed her tongue over her cracked lips and tried to speak.
Cracking: All planes are being inspected for possible cracking and corrosion.

Ruined: a ruined castle

Ruinous(3): a ruinous chapel
The buildings were in a ruinous state.
Battered: battered women/children
The child had suffered what has become known as battered baby syndrome.
Rockets and shells continued to hit the battered port.
After the hurricane, thousands were rescued from the battered coastal towns. see
here: crippled
Tear(7): to bring peace to a strife-torn country
a strike-torn industry
SEE ALSO war-torn
See: Strike-bound travellers face long delays.
fogbound airports
See here: war ravaged country, quake ravaged country etc.
See: Difficult situation: Troubled etc.
See: Badly affect: bedivelled, beset, batter, dog, plague etc.
See: Experiexe: Stricken: islam stricken country.

Key(v)
Stave sth in: The side of the boat was staved in when it hit the rocks.
Scratch(v3): Be careful not to scratch the furniture.
The car's paintwork is badly scratched.
Scrape(v2): scrape something She fell and scraped her knee.
scrape something + adverb/preposition I scraped the side of my car on the wall.
Sorry, I've scraped some paint off the car.
The wire had scraped the skin from her fingers.
Chip sth off: He chipped off a piece of his tooth.
The paint had chipped off. see: break sth off.
Sunder: sunder sth off sth. see here: snap sth off st, snap sth off.
Flake(v1): You could see bare wood where the paint had flaked off.
His skin was dry and flaking.
Shed(v4): How often does a snake shed its skin?
trees that shed their leaves in autumn
Crumble: Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble.
crumble something Crumble the cheese over the salad.
She crumbled the dry earth into fine powdery dust.
Come apart: The book just came apart in my hands.
(figurative) My whole life had come apart at the seams.
Totter(v2): the tottering walls of the castle
(figurative) a tottering dictatorship
Decay(2): decaying inner city areas
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Chip away at sth: He was chipping away at the stone.

(figurative) They chipped away at the power of the government (= gradually made it
weaker).
Corrode: Acid corrodes metal.
(figurative) Corruption corrodes public confidence in a political system.
The copper pipework has corroded in places.
Erode: SYNONYM wear away
erode something (away) The cliff face has been steadily eroded by the sea.
erode (away) The rocks have eroded away over time.
Corrosive: Unemployment is having a corrosive effect on our economy.
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Chip(n1): This mug has a chip in it.

Chip(n2): chips of wood
chocolate chip cookies (= biscuits containing small pieces of chocolate)

Chip(v1): a badly chipped saucer

She chipped one of her front teeth.
These plates chip easily.
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Abrasion(1): He suffered cuts and abrasions to the face.

Abrasion(2): Diamonds have extreme resistance to abrasion.
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#Tear
Snag(v): snag something on/in something I snagged my sweater on the wire fence.
snag something The fence snagged my sweater.
snag (on/in something) The nets snagged on some rocks.
Rip(v): rip (something) I ripped my jeans on the fence.
The flags had been ripped in two.
The nail ripped a hole in my jacket.
I heard the tent rip.
rip something + adjective She ripped the letter open.
Rip sth up: He ripped up the letter and threw it in the fire.
Tear sth up: SYNONYM rip something up
She tore up all the letters he had sent her.
(figurative) He accused the leader of tearing up the party's manifesto (= of
ignoring it).
Tear: SYNONYM rip
tear (something) (+ adverb/preposition) I tore my jeans on the fence.
I tore a hole in my jeans.
He tore the letter in two.
a torn handkerchief
Carefulthe fabric tears very easily.
 tear something + adjective I tore the package open.
I tore open the package.
Split(4): Her dress had split along the seam.
split (something) open The cushion split open and sent feathers everywhere.
split something Don't tell me you've split another pair of pants!
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Rip(n)

Cut/ tear etc sth to ribbons: His coat was torn to ribbons by the barbed wire
fence. see here: blow sth to smithereens.
Rip sth apart/ to shreds/ to bits/ etc.
Tear sth apart: The dogs tore the fox apart.
Tear sth apart/ to shreds/ to bits etc: We tore the other team apart in the second
half.
The critics tore his last movie to shreds.
Pick/ pull/ tear sth to pieces/ shreds
Tear at sth: He tore at the meat with his bare hands.
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In tatters: His clothes were in tatters.

In shreds: The document was in shreds on the floor.

Shred(v): Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce.

He was accused of shredding documents relating to the case (= putting them in a
shredder).
Shred the lettuce leaves finely.
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Shredder.
Apart(3): The whole thing just came apart in my hands.
We had to take the engine apart.
When his wife died, his world fell apart. see: torn asunder.
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Claw(v): claw at somebody/something The cat was clawing at the leg of the chair.
(figurative) Branches clawed at her hair.
claw somebody/something She had clawed Stephen across the face.
(figurative) His hands clawed the air.
She flew at him, clawing blindly with her nails.
She screamed and clawed at his eyes.

Splinter: SYNONYM shatter

The mirror cracked but did not splinter.
The vase splintered into a thousand pieces.
splinter something The impact splintered the wood.
She could hear the talons shredding and splintering the wood.
Shatter: shatter (into something) He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces
on the floor.
the sound of shattering glass
shatter something (into something) The explosion shattered all the windows in the
building.
Smash(v): Several windows had been smashed.
He smashed the radio to pieces.
The glass bowl smashed into a thousand pieces.
Smash(n): The cup hit the floor with a smash.
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#Annihilation

Liquidate: SYNONYM annihilate

The government tried to liquidate the rebel movement and failed.
Wipe sth off the face of the earth | wipe sth off the map
Eradicate: SYNONYM wipe out. see: stamp out.
eradicate something Diphtheria has been virtually eradicated in the United States.
eradicate something from something We are determined to eradicate racism from our
sport.
Extripate
Wipe sth out: Whole villages were wiped out by the earthquake.
Last year's profits were virtually wiped out.
a campaign to wipe out malaria
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#Destroy in a special way
Wreck(v1): The building had been wrecked by the explosion.
The road was littered with wrecked cars.

Wreak: Their policies would wreak havoc on the economy.

He swore to wreak vengeance on those who had betrayed him.
Sweep(v4): + adverb/preposition Rain swept in through the broken windows.
A fire swept through the store on Tuesday night.
sweep something Strong winds regularly sweep the islands.
Cut a swathe through sth: Building the tunnel would involve cutting a great swathe
through the forest.

Extinguish(2): News of the bombing extinguished all hope of peace. see: our hopes
crumbled away etc at: strength. see: shatter, crush etc: At: encourage
Erasure: the accidental erasure of important computer files
Zap: zap somebody/something The monster got zapped by a flying saucer (= in a
computer game).
It's vital to zap stress fast.
zap somebody/something with something He jumped like a man who'd been zapped with
1 000 volts.
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Gut(v): a factory gutted by fire

The house was completely gutted.
The hotel was completely gutted by fire last year.
Bulldoze: The trees are being bulldozed to make way for a new superstore.
The makeshift dwellings were bulldozed into the ground.
Level(v2): SYNONYM raze
The blast levelled several buildings in the area.
Raze(v): The village was razed to the ground.
The woodland was razed by fire.
Flatten: Most of the factory was flattened by the explosion.
The hurricane flattened thousands of homes.
Finish sth off: The hunter moved in to finish the animal off.

Perish(2): Early buildings were made of wood and have perished.

Mutilate: SYNONYM vandalize
Intruders slashed and mutilated several paintings.
Obliterate: The building was completely obliterated by the bomb.
The snow had obliterated their footprints.
 Everything that happened that night was obliterated from his memory.
Tear/ rip the heart of sth: Closing the factory tore the heart out of the
community.
Harm(v): He would never harm anyone.
Pollution can harm marine life.
These revelations will harm her chances of winning the election.
He claimed that he had not intended to harm the girl.
Misusing drugs in pregnancy can seriously harm your baby.
Damage(v): The fire badly damaged the town hall.
Several vehicles were damaged in the crash.
Smoking seriously damages your health.
The allegations are likely to damage his political career.
emotionally damaged children
Ruin: SYNONYM wreck
The bad weather ruined our trip.
That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job. see here: harm her
chances, queer sbs pitch
My new shoes got ruined in the mud.
The crops were ruined by the late frost.
Wreck(v2): The weather wrecked all our plans.
A serious injury nearly wrecked his career.

Sabotage(n): an act of economic/military/industrial sabotage

Police investigating the train derailment have not ruled out sabotage.
They conducted a campaign of economic sabotage.
The fire may have been an act of sabotage. see: vandalism.
Sabotage(v): The main electricity supply had been sabotaged by the rebels.
Sabateur: Saboteurs blew up a small section of the track.
(British English) hunt saboteurs (= people who try to stop people from hunting
foxes, etc.)
Smash sth up: Youths had broken into the bar and smashed the place up.
The phone both had been completely smashed up.
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#Destroy an area
Lay sth waste | lay waste to sth: The invading army laid waste to towns and
villages on their way to the capital.
an area laid waste by war
Put paid to sth
Devastate: The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city.
Ravage: SYNONYM devastate
a country ravaged by civil war
a recession that has ravaged the textile industry
The countryside has been ravaged by pollution.
the flood-/quake-/tornado-/war-ravaged country
Trash(v): The band was famous for trashing hotel rooms.
Rape(n2)
Sack(v2): Rome was sacked by the Goths in 410.
The army rebelled and sacked the palace.
Sack(6): the sack of Rome
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#Destruction.
Oblivion(3): Hundreds of homes were bombed into oblivion during the first weeks of
the war.
Desolation(2): a scene of utter desolation
Havoc: The floods caused havoc throughout the area.
Continuing strikes are beginning to play havoc with the national economy. see:
bring sth to its knee at: badly affect.
These insects can wreak havoc on crops.
Ravages: the ravages of war
Her looks had not survived the ravages of time. see: wear well.
the ravages of inflation/poverty
Damage: serious/severe/extensive/permanent/minor damage
brain/liver etc. damage
fire/smoke/bomb/storm damage
The earthquake caused damage to property estimated at $6 million.
The storm didn't do much damage.
Let's take a look at the damage.
I insist on paying for the damage.
Make sure you insure your camera against loss or damage.

Wrecked: a wrecked ship/marriage

Broken: a broken window/plate
a broken leg/arm
pieces of broken glass
How did this dish get broken?
The TV's broken.
Place under a hot broiler until brown.
Impaired: impaired vision/memory

Debris: Emergency teams are still clearing the debris from the plane crash.
Several people were injured by flying debris in the explosion.
Wreckage: A few survivors were pulled from the wreckage.
Pieces of wreckage were found ten miles away from the scene of the explosion.
(figurative) Could nothing be rescued from the wreckage of her dreams?
Breakage(1): The last time we moved house there were very few breakages
Breakage(2): Wrap it up carefully to protect against breakage.

Ruinous(3): SYNONYM devastating

The decision was to prove ruinous.
Such action would be ruinous to her career.
a ruinous mistake
Devastating: SYNONYM disastrous
a devastating explosion/fire/cyclone
Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean.
He received devastating injuries in the accident.
It will be a devastating blow to the local community if the factory closes.
Destructive: the destructive power of modern weapons
the destructive effects of anxiety
Opencast coal mining is among the most environmentally destructive activities
carried out in Wales.
COMPARE constructive
See here: corrosive.
Deleterious: the deleterious effect of stress on health
Damaging: damaging consequences/effects
damaging to somebody/something Lead is potentially damaging to children's health.
Detrimental: SYNONYM damaging
the suns detrimental effect on skin
The policy will be detrimental to the peace process.
This move could be seriously detrimental to the economy.
 Emissions from the factory are widely suspected of having a detrimental effect on
health.

Destroyer: Sugar is the destroyer of healthy teeth.

Wrecker

Ruination: SYNONYM destruction

Urban development has led to the ruination of vast areas of countryside.
Alcohol will be the ruination of him.
Destruction: the destruction of the rainforests
weapons of mass destruction
a tidal wave bringing death and destruction in its wake
The central argument is that capitalism sows the seeds of its own destruction (=
creates the forces that destroy it). see here: self destruct.
Devastation: The bomb caused widespread devastation.
The cost of the devastation could run to 6 million.
Damage(n2): emotional damage resulting from divorce
damage to a persons reputation
This could cause serious damage to the country's economy.
I'm goingI've done enough damage here already.
Do sb disservice: The ministers comments do teachers a great disservice. see: do
sb a / no service. do sb no favours. do sb good
Mischief(3): The incident caused a great deal of political mischief.
Harm: He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm.
He may look fierce, but he means no harm.
The court case will do serious harm to my business.
The accident could have been much worse; luckily no harm was done.
Don't worry, we'll see that the children come to no harm.
I can't say I like Mark very much, but I don't wish him any harm.
Hard work never did anyone any harm.
Look, we're just going out for a few drinks, where's the harm in that?
The treatment they gave him did him more harm than good.
Ruin(n1): A large number of churches fell into ruin after the revolution.
The house had been left to go to ruin.
The terrorist attack had left the city in a state of ruin
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Degradation: environmental degradation

Detriment: Wood accounts for 90% of energy production in some countries, with
consequent environmental detriment.
Too many tests are a detriment to good education.
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#Explosion
Blast(v): They blasted a huge crater in the runway.
They had to blast a tunnel through the mountain.
All the windows were blasted inwards with the force of the explosion.
The jumbo jet was blasted out of the sky.
Danger! Blasting in Progress!
Blow(9): The safe had been blown by the thieves.
Bombed out(1): a programme of house-building for those who were bombed out of
their homes
Bomed out(2): a bombed-out warehouse
Self-destruct: This tape will self-destruct in 30 seconds.
(figurative) In the last half hour of the movie the plot rapidly self-destructs.
Blow/ smash etc sth to smithereens: The bomb blew the car to smithereens.
Blow sth to kingdom come: The truck was blown to kingdom come.
Blow sth apart.
See here: rip sth apart/ to shreds etc.
Blow sth out of the water

Explode: SYNONYM blow up

Bombs were exploding all around the city.
The firework exploded in his hand.
explode something There was a huge bang as if someone had exploded a rocket
outside.
Bomb disposal experts exploded the device under controlled conditions.
Blow up: The bomb blew up.
A police officer was killed when his car blew up.
Detonate: Two other bombs failed to detonate.
The terrorists planned to detonate the device when the shop was empty.
The bomb was detonated by remote control.
Implode: The windows on both sides of the room had imploded.
Go off(2): the bomb went off accidently, the gun went off by accident.
Go pop: The balloon went pop.
If you eat any more, youll go pop!
Pop(v2): She jumped as someone popped a balloon behind her.
Burst: That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more.
The dam burst under the weight of water.
Shells were bursting (= exploding) all around us.
(figurative) He felt he would burst with anger and shame.
a burst pipe. see here: rupture.
burst something Don't burst that balloon!
The river burst its banks and flooded nearby towns.
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Explosion: a bomb/nuclear/gas explosion

There were two loud explosions and then the building burst into flames.
Bomb Squad officers carried out a controlled explosion of the device.
300 people were injured in the explosion.
Explosive: an explosive device (= a bomb)
an explosive mixture of chemicals
Hydrogen is highly explosive.
a highly explosive mixture of gases
Explosive(n): plastic explosives
The bomb was packed with several pounds of high explosive.
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Unexploded.
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#Destroy by fire
Go up(3): the whole building went up in flames.
Devour: SYNONYM engulf
Flames devoured the house.
Engulf: He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters.
The vehicle was engulfed in flames.
Burn up: The spacecraft burned up as it entered the earth's atmosphere.
Burn down | burn sth down: The house burned down in 1895.
Burn sth out: The hotel was completely burnt out.
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#Not destroyed

Incorruptible(2):
Indestructible: plastic containers that are virtually indestructible
an indestructible bond of friendship
Their shells are so hard they are virtually indestructible.

Preservation(3): The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation. see

here: state of ruin
SEE ALSO self-preservation
Undamaged: There was a slight collision but my car was undamaged.
He emerged from the court case with his reputation undamaged.
Intact: SYNONYM undamaged
Most of the house remains intact even after two hundred years.
He emerged from the trial with his reputation intact.
Unharmed: All eight climbers were rescued unharmed.
He was released unharmed after being held hostage for three weeks.
The girl managed to escape unharmed.
Unimpaired: Although he's ninety, his mental faculties remain unimpaired.
OPPOSITE impaired
Untouched: The area has remained relatively untouched by commercial development.
Some buildings had remained untouched by the explosion.
He seemed untouched by her sarcasm.
Whole: SYNONYM (all) in one piece
Owls usually swallow their prey whole (= without chewing it).

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#Break

Bust: I bust my camera.

The lights are busted.
Come out, or I'll bust the door down!

Rupture(n3): ruptures of oil and water pipelines

Rupture(v3): The impact ruptured both fuel tanks.
A pipe ruptured, leaking water all over the house.

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#fall.
Cave in on sth: The ceiling suddenly caved in on top of them.
Cave-in
Come down: The ceiling came down with a terrific crash.
Collapse: SYNONYM give way
The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
Give way: The pillars gave way and a section of the roof collapsed.
Her numb leg gave way beneath her and she stumbled clumsily.
Crumple: SYNONYM collapse
He crumpled up in agony.
Collapse(n2): The walls were strengthened to protect them from collapse.
Collapse/ fall etc in a heap: He collapsed in a heap on the floor.
Fall flat on your face.
Tumble(v2): The scaffolding came tumbling down.
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Keel over: Several of them keeled over in the heat.
Topple: + adverb/preposition The pile of books toppled over.
He toppled backwards into the river.
topple somebody/something + adverb/preposition He brushed past, toppling her from
her stool.

#Of sb to fall
Wipe out: She wiped out at the third gate in the slalom race.
Wipeout
Stack it: I tried a spin on the ice and stacked it.
My heel got caught and I almost stacked it.
Pratfall

#To fall from sth.

Come off sth: to come off your bicycle/horse
Fall over
Come a cropper: He came a cropper on the ski slopes.
Spill(n3): to take a spill (bike or boat especially)
Throw(5): Two riders were thrown (= off their horses) in the second race.
Push sth over: Sam pushed me over in the playground.
Tumble(n): The jockey took a nasty tumble at the third fence.
Share prices took a sharp tumble following news of the merger.
SEE ALSO rough and tumble
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Plop(v1): The frog plopped back into the water.

A tear plopped down onto the page she was reading.
Plop(v2): Can you just plop some ice in my drink?

#Make sb fall
Trip(v2)= trip sb up: As I passed, he stuck out a leg and tried to trip me up.
The referee said Rooney was tripped and gave a penalty.
Trip(n3)

Deck(v)
Punch sb out. strike sb down.
Floor(v2): He was floored by the first punch.
Fell(v2): He felled his opponent with a single blow.
Fell(v1): Trees were felled and floated downstream.
illegally felled timber
Shed(v2): Luke shed his clothes onto the floor.
A duck's feathers shed water immediately.
Shed(v3): The traffic jam was caused by a lorry shedding its load.
Drop(v1): The climber slipped and dropped to his death.
drop something Be careful not to drop that plate.
Drop(v2): + adverb/preposition He staggered in and dropped into a chair.
drop something (+ adverb/preposition) Medical supplies are being dropped into the
stricken area.
(British English) He dropped his trousers (= undid them and let them fall).
(North American English) He dropped his pants.

Flop(v2): Her hair flopped over her eyes.

 The young man flopped back, unconscious.
The fish were flopping around in the bottom of the boat.
Hit the deck.
Go flying: Someone's going to go flying if you don't pick up these toys
Trip(v1): She tripped and fell.
trip over/on something Someone will trip over that cable.
(figurative) I was tripping over my words in my excitement to tell them the news.
trip over/up Be careful you don't trip up on the step.
Stumble: SYNONYM trip
The child stumbled and fell.
stumble over/on something I stumbled over a rock.
Free fall: a free fall display
Splatter: Heavy rain splattered on the roof.
Shower(v2): Volcanic ash showered down on the town after the eruption.
Shower(v3): The bride and groom were showered with rice as they left the church.
The roof collapsed, showering us with dust and debris
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 9th edition Oxford University Press, 2015

Pitch(v5): With a cry she pitched forward.

Sink(v3): SYNONYM collapse
I sank into an armchair.
She sank back into her seat, exhausted.
The old man had sunk to his knees.
See: flopped into a chair.
Tumble(4): I undressed and tumbled into bed.
A group of noisy children tumbled out of the bus.
The water tumbled over the rocks.
Thick golden curls tumbled down over her shoulders.
(figurative) Her words came tumbling out.
Tumble(v1): He slipped and tumbled down the stairs.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 9th edition Oxford University Press, 2015

Flake(v2): Flake the tuna and add to the sauce.

flaked almonds

Flaky: flaky pastry

dry flaky skin
Crumble(v2): buildings crumbling into dust
crumbling stonework
The cliff is gradually crumbling away.
They live in a crumbling old mansion.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 9th edition Oxford University Press, 2015

Break sbs fall: Luckily, a bush broke his fall.