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tumble
[ tuhm-buhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong:
to tumble down the stairs.
- to roll end over end, as in falling:
The stones tumbled down the hill.
- to fall or decline rapidly; drop:
Prices on the stock market tumbled today.
- to perform gymnastic feats of skill and agility, as leaps or somersaults.
- to fall suddenly from a position of power or authority; suffer overthrow:
As one dictator tumbles, another is rising to take his place.
The walls of the old mansion tumbled down upon the intruders.
- to roll about by turning one way and another; pitch about; toss.
- to stumble or fall (usually followed by over ):
to tumble over a sled.
- to go, come, get, etc., in a hasty and confused way:
The people tumbled out of the theater. He tumbled hurriedly into his clothes.
- Informal. to understand or become aware of some fact or circumstance (often followed by to ):
He finally tumbled to what they were doing.
- Rocketry. (of a missile) to rotate without control end over end.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to fall or roll end over end; throw over or down.
- to throw or toss about; cause disarray, as in handling or searching.
- to put in a disordered or rumpled condition.
- to throw, cast, put, send, etc., in a precipitate, hasty, or rough manner.
- to cause to fall from a position of authority or power; overthrow; topple:
They tumbled him from his throne.
- to cause to fall or collapse in ruins:
The wreckers tumbled the walls of the building.
- to subject to the action of a tumbling box.
noun
- an act of tumbling or falling.
- a gymnastic or acrobatic feat.
- an accidental fall; spill.
- a drop in value, as of stocks.
- a fall from a position of power or authority:
The great director took a tumble when he was replaced by a newcomer.
- a response indicating interest, affection, etc.:
She wouldn't give me a tumble.
- tumbled condition; disorder or confusion.
- a confused heap:
a tumble of papers, ashes, pens, and keys on the desk.
- Chiefly New England. a haycock.
tumble
/ ˈ³ÙÊŒ³¾²úÉ™±ô /
verb
- to fall or cause to fall, esp awkwardly, precipitately, or violently
- intrusually foll byabout to roll or twist, esp in playing
the kittens tumbled about on the floor
- intr to perform leaps, somersaults, etc
- to go or move in a heedless or hasty way
- tr to polish (gemstones) in a tumbler
- tr to disturb, rumple, or toss around
to tumble the bedclothes
noun
- the act or an instance of tumbling
- a fall or toss
- an acrobatic feat, esp a somersault
- a decrease in value, number, etc
stock markets have taken a tumble
- a state of confusion
- a confused heap or pile
a tumble of clothes
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tumble1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tumble1
Idioms and Phrases
- take a tumble to, Australian Slang. to come to understand.
More idioms and phrases containing tumble
see rough and tumble .Example Sentences
It sent shock waves across the globe, with the markets taking a massive tumble and economic forecasters scrambling to revise upwards their predictions for a recession.
American companies' stock values rapidly tumbled after the announcement, with large retail importers seeing significant losses.
Shares of Tesla tumbled after the release of the unexpectedly low sales numbers.
As they ran in the dark past a Thai border police station, the family tripped over a large pipe and tumbled to the ground.
Last Monday, following the disclosure about the rat, its share price tumbled before recovering later in the week.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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