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tumble

('t/@/mb/@/l )

noun (n)

an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
a sudden drop from an upright position(noun.act)

Synonym:
fall, spill

source: wordnet30
Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

fall down, as if collapsing(verb.motion)

Example:
The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it.

Synonym:
topple

source: wordnet30
cause to topple or tumble by pushing(verb.motion)

Synonym:
tip, topple

source: wordnet30
roll over and over, back and forth(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
fly around(verb.motion)

Example:
The clothes tumbled in the dryer.

Synonym:
whirl, whirl around

source: wordnet30
fall apart(verb.motion)

Synonym:
break down, collapse, crumble, crumple

source: wordnet30
throw together in a confused mass(verb.contact)

Example:
They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern.

source: wordnet30
understand, usually after some initial difficulty(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, twig

source: wordnet30
fall suddenly and sharply(verb.change)

Example:
Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency.

source: wordnet30
put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying(verb.change)

Example:
Wash in warm water and tumble dry.

source: wordnet30
suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat(verb.change)

source: wordnet30
do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully(verb.body)

source: wordnet30
To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses.(verb)

source: webster1913
To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to precipitate; -- sometimes with over, about, etc.; as, to tumble books or papers.(verb)

source: webster1913

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