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verb (used without object)
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.
EXPANDto 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 followed 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 followed by to): He finally tumbled to what they were doing.
11.
COLLAPSERocketry. (of a missile) to rotate without control end over end.
verb (used with object)
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.
EXPANDto 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.
COLLAPSEto subject to the action of a tumbling box.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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noun
Idiom19.
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.
EXPANDa 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.
COLLAPSEChiefly New England. a haycock.
28.
take a tumble to, Australian Slang. to come to understand.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English tum(b)len to dance in acrobatic style (cognate with Dutch tuimelen, Low German tummeln), frequentative of Middle English tomben, Old English tumbian, (cognate with Old Norse tumba, akin to Old High German tūmōn to reel (perhaps < OLG); compare French tomber to fall < Gmc); see -le
1250–1300; Middle English tum(b)len to dance in acrobatic style (cognate with Dutch tuimelen, Low German tummeln), frequentative of Middle English tomben, Old English tumbian, (cognate with Old Norse tumba, akin to Old High German tūmōn to reel (perhaps < OLG); compare French tomber to fall < Gmc); see -le
Related forms
un·tum·bled, adjective
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