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verbunderstand, usually after some initial difficultytype of:
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"The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"verbfall down, as if collapsing
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verbcause to topple or tumble by pushing
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"The clothes tumbled in the dryer"verbfly around
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nouna sudden drop from an upright position
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verbfall apart
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nounan acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over endtype of:
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verbdo gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
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"Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"verbfall suddenly and sharplytype of:
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"Wash in warm water and tumble dry"verbput clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of dryingtype of:
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verbroll over and over, back and forthtype of:
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verbsuffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
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"They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"verbthrow together in a confused masstype of:
Definition that contains tumble
- bit the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
- trip cause to stumble
- tip cause to topple or tumble by pushing
- pin cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
- turner a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
- roller Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
- founder stumble and nearly fall
- lever a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock
- tumble cause to topple or tumble by pushing
- topple cause to topple or tumble by pushing