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tumble

/ tumble /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
fall down, as if collapsing
"The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
Type of:
descend fall go down
Kinds of:
keel over
Derived:
spill fall
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
roll over and over, back and forth
Type of:
roll over
Derived:
tumbler roller tumbler pigeon
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
throw together in a confused mass
"They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
Type of:
scramble jumble throw together
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
fall suddenly and sharply
"Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
Type of:
drop
Derived:
spill fall
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 5
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"
Type of:
toss
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
Type of:
worsen decline
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 7
do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
Type of:
exercise work out
Kinds of:
roll
Derived:
tumbler acrobatics tumbling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 8
an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
Type of:
acrobatic stunt acrobatic feat
Kinds of:
somersault somersaulting flip
verb Sense 9
fly around
"The clothes tumbled in the dryer"
"rising smoke whirled in the air"
Type of:
move
Derived:
whirl commotion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun Sense 10
a sudden drop from an upright position
"he had a nasty spill on the ice"
Type of:
slip trip
Kinds of:
wipeout
Derived:
fall fall down topple tip
verb Sense 11
cause to topple or tumble by pushing
Type of:
push force
Derived:
spill fall
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 12
fall apart
"the building crimbled after the explosion"
"Negociations broke down"
Type of:
change integrity
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 13
understand, usually after some initial difficulty
"She didn''t know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
Type of:
get the picture comprehend savvy
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
48
Times Searched
3
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descend fall go down keel over roll over scramble jumble throw together drop toss worsen decline