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tumble
 
Noun tumble has 2 senses
  1. tumble - an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
    --1 is a kind of     acrobatic stunt, acrobatic feat
    --1 has particulars: somersault, somersaulting, flip
    Derived form: verb tumble11
  2. spill, tumble, fall - a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
    --2 is a kind of slip, trip
    --2 has particulars: wipeout
    Derived forms: verb tumble2, verb tumble8, verb tumble1
Verb tumble has 11 senses
  1. tumble, topple - fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
    --1 is one way to descend, fall, go down, come down
    Derived form: noun tumble2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  2. topple, tumble, tip - cause to topple or tumble by pushing
    --2 is one way to push, force
    Derived form: noun tumble2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  3. tumble - roll over and over, back and forth
    --3 is one way to     roll over
    Derived forms: noun tumbler3, noun tumbler4
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  4. whirl, tumble, whirl around - fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
    --4 is one way to move
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
  5. crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse - fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down"
    --5 is one way to change integrity
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  6. tumble - throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
    --6 is one way to     scramble, jumble, throw together
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  7. catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
    --7 is one way to get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  8. tumble - fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
    --8 is one way to     drop
    Derived form: noun tumble2
    Sample sentence:
    The stock market is going to tumble
  9. tumble - 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"
    --9 is one way to     toss
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  10. tumble - suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
    --10 is one way to     worsen, decline
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  11. tumble - do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
    --11 is one way to     exercise, work out
    Derived forms: noun tumble1, noun tumbler1, noun tumbling1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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