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Definitions of tumble
  1. verb
    understand, usually after some initial difficulty
  2. verb
    fall down, as if collapsing
    "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

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  3. verb
    cause to topple or tumble by pushing

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  4. verb
    fly around
    "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"

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  5. noun
    a sudden drop from an upright position

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  6. verb
    fall apart
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  7. noun
    an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
  8. verb
    do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
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  9. verb
    fall suddenly and sharply
    "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
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  10. 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"
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  11. verb
    roll over and over, back and forth
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  12. verb
    suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
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  13. verb
    throw together in a confused mass
    "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
Examples of tumble
  • "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
  • "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"
  • "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
  • "Wash in warm water and tumble dry"
  • "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
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