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Quick definitions from WordNet (tumble)
▸ noun: an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
▸ noun: a sudden drop from an upright position
▸ verb: 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")
▸ verb: fall suddenly and sharply ("Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency")
▸ verb: do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
▸ verb: throw together in a confused mass ("They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern")
▸ verb: roll over and over, back and forth
▸ verb: fall down, as if collapsing ("The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it")
▸ verb: suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
▸ verb: fly around ("The clothes tumbled in the dryer")
▸ verb: cause to topple or tumble by pushing
▸ verb: fall apart
▸ verb: understand, usually after some initial difficulty
▸ Also see tumbling
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▸ noun: an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
▸ noun: a sudden drop from an upright position
▸ verb: 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")
▸ verb: fall suddenly and sharply ("Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency")
▸ verb: do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
▸ verb: throw together in a confused mass ("They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern")
▸ verb: roll over and over, back and forth
▸ verb: fall down, as if collapsing ("The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it")
▸ verb: suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
▸ verb: fly around ("The clothes tumbled in the dryer")
▸ verb: cause to topple or tumble by pushing
▸ verb: fall apart
▸ verb: understand, usually after some initial difficulty
▸ Also see tumbling
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to tumble
▸ Usage examples for tumble
▸ Idioms related to tumble (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing tumble
▸ Words that often appear near tumble
▸ Rhymes of tumble
▸ Invented words related to tumble