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Verb: tumble túmbul- Fall down, as if collapsing
"The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it" - topple - Cause to topple or tumble by pushing
- topple, tip - Roll over and over, back and forth
- Fly around
"The clothes tumbled in the dryer" - whirl, whirl around - Fall apart
- crumble, crumple, break down, collapse - Throw together in a confused mass
"They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern" - Understand, usually after some initial difficulty
- catch on, get wise, get onto, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it - 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 skilfully
Noun: tumble túmbul- An acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
- A sudden drop from an upright position
- spill, fall
Derived forms: tumbled, tumbles, tumbling See also: tumbler, tumbling Type of: acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt, apprehend, change integrity, come down, compass, comprehend, decline, descend, dig, drop, exercise, fall, force, get the picture, go down, grasp, grok [N. Amer], jumble, move, push, roll over, savvy, scramble, slip, throw together, toss, trip, work out, worsen Encyclopedia: Tumble |