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Definition of Tumble

1. Noun. An acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end.

2. Verb. Fall down, as if collapsing. "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

3. Noun. A sudden drop from an upright position. "He had a nasty spill on the ice"

4. Verb. Cause to topple or tumble by pushing.

5. Verb. Roll over and over, back and forth.

6. Verb. Fly around. "Rising smoke whirled in the air"

7. Verb. Fall apart. "The business is going to tumble "; "Negotiations broke down"

8. Verb. Throw together in a confused mass. "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"

9. Verb. Understand, usually after some initial difficulty. "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

10. Verb. Fall suddenly and sharply. "The stock market is going to tumble "; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"

11. 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"

12. Verb. Suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat.

13. Verb. Do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully.

Definition of Tumble

1. v. i. To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses.

2. v. t. To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to precipitate; -- sometimes with over, about, etc.; as, to tumble books or papers.

3. n. Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall.

Definition of Tumble

1. Noun. A fall ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To fall end over end. ¹

3. Verb. To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings. ¹

4. Verb. To roll over and over. ¹

5. Verb. (informal) To have sexual intercourse. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To smooth and polish a rough surface on relatively small parts. ¹

7. Verb. To muss, to make disorderly to tousle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tumble

1. to fall or roll end over end [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tumble

tulles tullian tullibee tullibees tulpa tulpas tulwar tulwars tum tum-tum

tum-tums tum tum tum tums tumbao tumbaos tumble-down tumble-dry tumble-dryer tumble down tumble drier

tumble driers tumble dry tumble dryer tumble dryers tumble to tumblebug

Literary usage of Tumble

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sketches from "Texas Siftings". by Alexander Edwin Sweet, John Armoy Knox (1882)
"THE tumble-BUG. THE foreigner in Texas is frequently astonished as he drives along the road or walks in the outskirts of the city, to see a ball, ..."

2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Cross references: see Note. deplorable: lamentable. depreciation, n. decline, fall, drop; spec. slump (slang or cant), tumble. ..."

3. My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass (1855)
"He little thought he was — as the rowdies say — " in" for a " rough and tumble" fight ; but such was the fact. ..."

4. The Lancet (1842)
"The members of the profession who had not performed the duties of the various districts could entertain any That unfledged chicks should tumble headlong ..."

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