tumble

noun

  1. 1

    a sudden drop from an upright position

    he had a nasty spill on the ice

  2. 2

    an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end

verb

  1. 1

    do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

  2. 2

    suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat

  3. 3

    put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying

    Wash in warm water and tumble dry

  4. 4

    fall suddenly and sharply

    Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency

  5. 5

    understand, usually after some initial difficulty

    She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on

  6. 6

    throw together in a confused mass

    They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern

  7. 7

    roll over and over, back and forth

  8. 8

    fall down, as if collapsing

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

  9. 9

    fall apart

    the building crumbled after the explosion

    Negotiations broke down

  10. 10

    fly around

    The clothes tumbled in the dryer

    rising smoke whirled in the air

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