tumble

tum·ble  (tmbl)

v. tum·bled, tum·bling, tum·bles

v.intr.

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

2.

a. To fall or roll end over end: The kittens tumbled over each other.

b. To spill or roll out in confusion or disorder: Students tumbled out of the bus.

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

d. To proceed haphazardly.

3.

a. To topple, as from power or a high position; fall.

b. To collapse: The wall tumbled down.

c. To drop: 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; bring down: A scandal tumbled the government.

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.

n.

1. An act of tumbling; a fall.

2. Confusion; disorder.

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

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tumble

Verb

[-bling, -bled]

1. to fall or cause to fall, esp. awkwardly or violently: chairs tumbled over

2. to roll or twist, esp. in playing: they rolled and tumbled as wild beasts

3. to decrease in value suddenly: interest rates tumbled

4. to move in a quick and uncontrolled manner: the crowd tumbled down the stairs

5. to disturb, rumple, or toss around: she was all tumbled by the fall

6. to perform leaps or somersaults

Noun

1. a fall, esp. an awkward or violent one: he took a tumble down the stairs

2. a somersault [Old English tumbian dance, jump]

tumbled adj

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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.

Thesaurus

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"

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tumble

verb 1. fall, drop, topple, plummet, roll, pitch, toss, stumble, flop, trip up, fall head over heels, fall headlong, fall end over end

noun 2. fall, drop, roll, trip, collapse, plunge, spill, toss, stumble, flop, headlong fall

Translations

tumble [ˈtʌmbl] n (= fall) → caída

vi → caerse, tropezar;

to tumble to sth (col) → caer en la cuenta de algo

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tumble [ˈtʌmbl] n (= fall) → chute f, culbute f

vi → tomber, dégringoler (= somersault); faire une or des culbute(s)

vt → renverser, faire tomber;

to tumble to sth (inf) → réaliser qch

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tumble [ˈtʌmbl] n (fall) → Sturz m

vi (= fall) → stürzen

tumble to tumble (inf) vt fus → kapieren

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tumble [ˈtʌmbl] n (= fall) → capitombolo

vi → capitombolare, ruzzolare (= somersault); fare capriole

vt → far cadere;

to tumble to sth (col) → realizzare qc