tum·ble

(tŭm′bəl)

v. tum·bled, tum·bling, tum·bles

v.intr.

1. To perform acrobatic feats such as somersaults, rolls, or twists.

a. To fall, roll, or move end over end: The rocks tumbled down the hill. The kittens tumbled over each other. The asteroids tumble through space.

b. To spill, roll out, or emerge in confusion or disorder: Toys tumbled out of the closet.

c. To pitch headlong; fall: tumbled on the ice.

d. To move quickly or awkwardly: We tumbled into the kitchen for lunch.

e. To hang down: Her hair tumbled onto her shoulders.

a. To collapse: The wall tumbled down.

b. To undergo a decline in position, status, or fortune: He tumbled from high office.

c. To decrease: Prices tumbled.

4. To come upon accidentally; happen on: We tumbled on a fine restaurant.

5. Slang To come to a sudden understanding; catch on: tumbled to the reality that he had been cheated.

v.tr.

1. To cause to fall or collapse; bring down: The earthquake tumbled the wall.

2. To put, spill, or toss haphazardly: tumbled the extra parts into a box.

3. To toss or whirl in a drum, tumbler, or tumbling box: The dryer tumbles the clothes.

4. To cause to lose position, status, or fortune: A scandal tumbled the government.

1. An act of tumbling; a fall.

2. A decrease, as in value: Home prices took a tumble.

3. A confused or disordered collection or amount of something: a tumble of shacks by the river.

[Middle English tumblen, frequentative of tumben, to dance about, from Old English tumbian.]

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tumble

(ˈtʌmbəl)

1. to fall or cause to fall, esp awkwardly, precipitately, or violently

2. (usually foll by: about) to roll or twist, esp in playing: the kittens tumbled about on the floor.

3. (Gymnastics) (intr) to perform leaps, somersaults, etc

4. to go or move in a heedless or hasty way

5. (Jewellery) (tr) to polish (gemstones) in a tumbler

6. (tr) to disturb, rumple, or toss around: to tumble the bedclothes.

7. the act or an instance of tumbling

8. a fall or toss

9. (Gymnastics) an acrobatic feat, esp a somersault

10. a decrease in value, number, etc: stock markets have taken a tumble.

11. a state of confusion

12. a confused heap or pile: a tumble of clothes.

[Old English tumbian, from Old French tomber; related to Old High German tūmōn to turn]

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tum•ble

(ˈtʌm bəl)

v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.i.

1. to fall helplessly down, esp. headfirst.

2. to roll end over end, as in falling.

3. to fall or decline rapidly; drop: Prices on the stock exchange tumbled.

4. to perform gymnastic feats of skill, as leaps and somersaults.

5. to fall suddenly from a position of power or authority.

6. to fall in ruins; collapse; topple.

7. to roll about by turning one way and another; pitch about; toss.

8. to stumble or fall (usu. fol. by over).

9. to go, come, get, etc., in a hasty and confused way.

10. Informal. to understand or become aware of some fact or circumstance (often fol. by to).

v.t.

11. to cause to fall or roll end over end.

12. to put in a disordered or rumpled condition; throw or toss about.

13. to cause to fall from power; overthrow; topple.

14. to cause to collapse in ruins.

15. to subject to the action of a tumbling barrel.

16. an act of tumbling or falling.

17. a gymnastic or acrobatic feat.

18. an accidental fall; spill.

19. a drop in value, as of stocks.

20. a fall from a position of power or authority.

21. a response indicating interest, affection, etc.

22. tumbled condition.

[1250–1300; Middle English tum(b)len to dance in acrobatic style, frequentative of tomben, Old English tumbian]

Tumble

confused pile or mass. See also jumble, tangle.

Examples: tumble of bush and bramble, 1903; of clowns; of feathers, 1755; of rocks and trees, 1762.

tumble

Past participle: tumbled
Gerund: tumbling

Imperative
tumble
tumble

Present
I tumble
you tumble
he/she/it tumbles
we tumble
you tumble
they tumble

Preterite
I tumbled
you tumbled
he/she/it tumbled
we tumbled
you tumbled
they tumbled

Present Continuous
I am tumbling
you are tumbling
he/she/it is tumbling
we are tumbling
you are tumbling
they are tumbling

Present Perfect
I have tumbled
you have tumbled
he/she/it has tumbled
we have tumbled
you have tumbled
they have tumbled

Past Continuous
I was tumbling
you were tumbling
he/she/it was tumbling
we were tumbling
you were tumbling
they were tumbling

Past Perfect
I had tumbled
you had tumbled
he/she/it had tumbled
we had tumbled
you had tumbled
they had tumbled

Future
I will tumble
you will tumble
he/she/it will tumble
we will tumble
you will tumble
they will tumble

Future Perfect
I will have tumbled
you will have tumbled
he/she/it will have tumbled
we will have tumbled
you will have tumbled
they will have tumbled

Future Continuous
I will be tumbling
you will be tumbling
he/she/it will be tumbling
we will be tumbling
you will be tumbling
they will be tumbling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tumbling
you have been tumbling
he/she/it has been tumbling
we have been tumbling
you have been tumbling
they have been tumbling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tumbling
you will have been tumbling
he/she/it will have been tumbling
we will have been tumbling
you will have been tumbling
they will have been tumbling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tumbling
you had been tumbling
he/she/it had been tumbling
we had been tumbling
you had been tumbling
they had been tumbling

Conditional
I would tumble
you would tumble
he/she/it would tumble
we would tumble
you would tumble
they would tumble

Past Conditional
I would have tumbled
you would have tumbled
he/she/it would have tumbled
we would have tumbled
you would have tumbled
they would have tumbled

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Noun	1.	tumble - an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt - a stunt performed by an acrobat flip, somersault, somersaulting, summersault, summerset, somerset - an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
	2.	tumble - a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" fall, spill pratfall - a fall onto your buttocks wipeout - a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) trip, slip - an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
Verb	1.	tumble - fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it" topple come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" keel over - turn over and fall; "the man had a heart attack and keeled over"
	2.	tumble - cause to topple or tumble by pushing topple, tip push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
	3.	tumble - roll over and over, back and forth roll over - make a rolling motion or turn; "The dog rolled over"
	4.	tumble - fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air" whirl around, whirl move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	5.	tumble - fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down" crumble, crumple, collapse, break down change integrity - change in physical make-up
	6.	tumble - throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern" throw together, jumble, scramble - bring into random order
	7.	tumble - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, twig, latch on apprehend, comprehend, get the picture, grok, savvy, grasp, compass, dig - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
	8.	tumble - fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency" drop - go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"
	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" toss - agitate; "toss the salad"
	10.	tumble - suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
	11.	tumble - do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully exercise, work out - do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day" roll - execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"

tumble

verb

1. fall, drop, topple, plummet, roll, pitch, toss, stumble, flop, trip up, fall head over heels, fall headlong, fall end over end The dog had tumbled down the cliff.

2. fall steeply or sharply, fall, decline, crash (informal), slide, slump, decrease, plummet, nosedive, take a dive, drop rapidly House prices have tumbled by almost 30 per cent.

3. cascade, fall, flow, pour, stream, spill Waterfalls crash and tumble over rocks.

4. hurry, rush, bound, pile, scramble, scuttle, scurry I love tumbling into my apartment and slamming the door.

5. tousle, ruffle, mess up, rumple, muss (up) (U.S. informal), disarrange, dishevel, make untidy, disorder Her hair was tumbled and her nose scarlet with sunburn.

noun

1. fall, drop, roll, trip, collapse, plunge, spill, toss, stumble, flop, headlong fall He injured his knee in a tumble from his horse.

2. jumble, riot her tumble of golden locks

tumble to something realize, get (informal), see, understand, recognize, take in, perceive, grasp, figure out (informal), comprehend, twig (Brit. informal), get the message (informal), savvy (U.S. informal), apprehend, latch on to (informal), suss (Brit. informal), get the picture (informal), catch on to (informal), cotton on to (informal), get wise to (informal), get your head around (informal) He hasn't yet tumbled to the fact that his wife's cheating on him.

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tumble

verb

1. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily:

drop, fall, go down, nose-dive, pitch, plunge, spill, topple.

Idiom: take a fall.

2. To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price:

dive, drop, fall, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, skid, slump.

Idiom: take a sudden downtrend.

3. To bring about the downfall of:

bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert, topple, unhorse.

4. To put out of proper order:

derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess up, mix up, muddle, unsettle, upset.

phrasal verb
tumble on

To find or meet by chance:

bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon).

Archaic: alight on (or upon).

Idiom: meet up with.

noun

1. A sudden involuntary drop to the ground:

dive, fall, nosedive, pitch, plunge, spill.

Informal: header.

2. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices:

decline, descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump.

3. A lack of order or regular arrangement:

chaos, clutter, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, mix-up, muddle, muss, scramble, topsy-turviness.

Slang: snafu.

4. A group of things gathered haphazardly:

agglomeration, bank, cumulus, drift, heap, hill, mass, mess, mound, mountain, pile, shock, stack.

Translations

سُقوط، تَعَثُّر، إنْقِلاب، تَدَحْرُجيَسْقُط

dělat kotrmelcepádpřemetyspadnout

faldfaldestyrtdykke

stolpern Sturz stürzen Tombola

κατρακυλώ

tumbo voltereta voltear caer caerse

dégringolertourbillon transversalculbute dégringolade

akrobatikát végezleesés

fall, byltaveltast; velta um koll

cadere caduta gettarsi spargersi

griūtigriuvimasnugriūtiskalbinių džiovintuvasvartytis kūliais

kristkritienskūleņotkulenot, mest kulenusnokrist

falle over ende gjøre akrobatkunster

cair

padaťprevaľovať sarobiť kotrmelce

prekopicniti sezrušiti se

devrilmekdüşme düşmekpaldır küldür düşmektepetaklak yuvarlanmak

使倒下摔倒跌倒跌落

tumble

[ˈtʌmbl]

A. N (= fall) → caída f; (= somersault) → voltereta f, rodada f (LAm)
to have or take a tumble → caerse
to have a tumble in the hay → retozar, hacer el amor (en el pajar)
to take a tumble (fig) → bajar de golpe, dar un bajón
see also rough-and-tumble

B. VI

1. (= fall) → caerse; (= stumble) → tropezar
to tumble downstairs/down a hill → rodar por la escalera/por una colina, rodar escaleras abajo/cuesta abajo
to go tumbling over and over → ir rodando

2. [water] → correr con fuerza (fig) [prices] → caer en picado, desplomarse

3. (= rush) to tumble into/out of bed → tirarse en/saltar de la cama
the children tumbled out of the room/car → los niños salieron de la habitación/del coche en tropel

4. (Brit) (= suddenly understand) to tumble to sth → caer en la cuenta de algo

C. VT (= knock down) → derribar, abatir, tumbar (fig) → derrocar; (= upset) → hacer caer; (= disarrange) → desarreglar

D. CPD tumble dryer N → secadora f

tumble down VI + ADV → desplomarse, venirse abajo

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tumble

[ˈtʌmb^əl]

n (= fall) → chute f
to have a tumble → faire une chute
to take a tumble [person] → faire une chute; [prices] → dégringoler

(= somersault) → culbute f

(= fall) → tomber
She pushed him and sent him tumbling downstairs → Elle le poussa et le fit tomber dans les escaliers.
The gun tumbled out of his hand → Le pistolet lui tomba des mains.

(= do somersaults) → faire des culbutes

[water] → tomber (en cascade)

(= decrease rapidly) [prices] → dégringoler

tumble down

vi [building, wall] → s'effondrer

tumble to

vt fus (British) (= suddenly realize) → réaliser

tumble

(= fall) → Sturz m; to take a tumble → stürzen, straucheln; (fig) → fallen

(= mess) → Durcheinander nt

(= fall) → straucheln, (hin)fallen; (= move quickly) → stürzen; (fig: prices) → fallen; he tumbled off his bicycle → er stürzte vom Fahrrad; to tumble out of/into bed → aus dem Bett/ins Bett fallen; to tumble over something → über etw (acc) → fallen or stolpern

(inf: = realize) to tumble to something → etw kapieren (inf)

(gymnast) → Bodenakrobatik machen

vt (= make fall) → stoßen; (= make untidy) hair → zerzausen, durcheinanderbringen

tumble

tumbledown

adj → verfallen, baufällig

tumble drier, tumble dryer

n → Trockenautomat m, → Heißlufttrockner m, → Trockner m (inf)

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tumble

[ˈtʌmbl]

1. n (fall) → ruzzolone m, capitombolo
to have a tumble, take a tumble → fare un ruzzolone or capitombolo

2. vi

a. (fall) → ruzzolare, capitombolare, fare un capitombolo; (somersault) → fare capriole
to tumble downstairs → ruzzolare giù dalle scale

b. (rush) to tumble into/out of bed → buttarsi a/cadere giù dal letto
the children tumbled out of the room/the car → i bambini si sono precipitati fuori dalla stanza/dalla macchina

c. (suddenly understand) to tumble to sth (Brit) (fam) → realizzare qc

3. vt → far cadere

tumble over vi + adv → ruzzolare

tumble

(ˈtambl) verb

1. to (cause to) fall, especially in a helpless or confused way. She tumbled down the stairs; The box suddenly tumbled off the top of the wardrobe.

2. to do tumbling.

noun

a fall. She took a tumble on the stairs.

ˈtumbler noun

1. a large drinking glass. a tumbler of whisky.

2. a tumblerful.

3. an acrobat (who performs the acrobatic tricks on the ground).

ˈtumblerful noun

the amount contained by a tumbler. two tumblerfuls of water.

ˌtumble-ˈdrier noun

a machine for drying clothes by tumbling them around and blowing hot air into them.

ˈtumbling noun

acrobatics done on the ground.