[tuhm-buh
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verb, -bled, -bling, noun | 1. | to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs. |
| 2. | to roll end over end, as in falling: The stones tumbled down the hill. |
| 3. | to fall or decline rapidly; drop: Prices on the stock market tumbled today. |
| 4. | to perform gymnastic feats of skill and agility, as leaps or somersaults. |
| 5. | to fall suddenly from a position of power or authority; suffer overthrow: As one dictator tumbles, another is rising to take his place. |
| 6. | to fall in ruins, as from age or decay; collapse; topple: The walls of the old mansion tumbled down upon the intruders. |
| 7. | to roll about by turning one way and another; pitch about; toss. |
| 8. | to stumble or fall (usually fol. by over): to tumble over a sled. |
| 9. | to go, come, get, etc., in a hasty and confused way: The people tumbled out of the theater. He tumbled hurriedly into his clothes. |
| 10. | Informal. to understand or become aware of some fact or circumstance (often fol. by to): He finally tumbled to what they were doing. |
| 11. | Rocketry. (of a missile) to rotate without control end over end. |
| 12. | to cause to fall or roll end over end; throw over or down. |
| 13. | to throw or toss about; cause disarray, as in handling or searching. |
| 14. | to put in a disordered or rumpled condition. |
| 15. | to throw, cast, put, send, etc., in a precipitate, hasty, or rough manner. |
| 16. | to cause to fall from a position of authority or power; overthrow; topple: They tumbled him from his throne. |
| 17. | to cause to fall or collapse in ruins: The wreckers tumbled the walls of the building. |
| 18. | to subject to the action of a tumbling box. |
| 19. | an act of tumbling or falling. |
| 20. | a gymnastic or acrobatic feat. |
| 21. | an accidental fall; spill. |
| 22. | a drop in value, as of stocks. |
| 23. | a fall from a position of power or authority: The great director took a tumble when he was replaced by a newcomer. |
| 24. | a response indicating interest, affection, etc.: She wouldn't give me a tumble. |
| 25. | tumbled condition; disorder or confusion. |
| 26. | a confused heap: a tumble of papers, ashes, pens, and keys on the desk. |
| 27. | Chiefly New England. a haycock. |
| 28. | take a tumble to, Australian Slang. to come to understand. |