tumble

Plural: tumbles

Noun

• an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
• a sudden drop from an upright position
• A fall, especially end over end.
• A disorderly heap.
• An act of sexual intercourse.

Verb

Verb Forms: tumbled, tumbling, tumbles

• To fall suddenly, clumsily, or roll end over end.
• fall down, as if collapsing
  • "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
• cause to topple or tumble by pushing
• roll over and over, back and forth
• fly around
  • "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"
• fall apart
• throw together in a confused mass
  • "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
• understand, usually after some initial difficulty
• fall suddenly and sharply
  • "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
• 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"
• suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
• do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
• To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
• To throw headlong.
• To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings.
• To drop rapidly.
• To smooth and polish (e.g. gemstones or pebbles) by means of a rotating tumbler.
• To have sexual intercourse.
• To move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way.
• To muss, to make disorderly; to tousle or rumple.
• To obscure the audit trail of funds by means of a tumbler.
• To comprehend; often in tumble to.

Examples

• His carefully planned strategy began to TUMBLE when I played an unexpected bingo.
• I took a tumble down the stairs and broke my tooth.
• Share prices tumbled after the revelation about the company's impending failure.
• to tumble a bed

Synonyms

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