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tumble
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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.

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

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

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tumbletumble - 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.tumbletumble - a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
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"
Verb1.tumbletumble - fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
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.tumbletumble - cause to topple or tumble by pushing
push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
3.tumbletumble - roll over and over, back and forth  
roll over - make a rolling motion or turn; "The dog rolled over"
4.tumbletumble - fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
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"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
6.tumbletumble - throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
throw together, jumble, scramble - bring into random order
7.tumbletumble - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught 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.tumbletumble - fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
drop - go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"
9.tumbletumble - 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.tumbletumble - suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
11.tumbletumble - 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
noun 2. fall, drop, roll, trip, collapse, plunge, spill, toss, stumble, flop, headlong fall
Translations

tumble [ˈtʌmbl] n (= fall) → caída
vicaerse, tropezar;
to tumble to sth (col) → caer en la cuenta de algo
tumble [ˈtʌmbl] n (= fall) → chute f, culbute f
vitomber, dégringoler (= somersault); faire une or des culbute(s)
to tumble to sth (inf) → réaliser qch
tumble [ˈtʌmbl] n (fall) → Sturz m
vi (= fall) → stürzen
tumble to tumble (inf) vt fuskapieren
tumble [ˈtʌmbl] n (= fall) → capitombolo
vicapitombolare, ruzzolare (= somersault); fare capriole
vtfar cadere;
to tumble to sth (col) → realizzare qc

tumble
v tumble [ˈtambl]
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.tuimelيَسْقُط، يَهْوي، يَتَعَثَّر، يَنْقَلِب، يَتَدَحْرَج(пре) катурвам (се)spadnoutfaldestürzenκατρακυλώ(hacer) caer; desplomarse, venirse abajo; voltearuperkuuti lendama, ümber paiskumaافتادنkompastua, rojahtaa(faire) culbuter, dégringolerלִיפּוֹלअचानक गिरना(s)kotrljati se, prevrnuti se(le)esikterguling(kút)veltast; velta um kollcadereころぶ넘어지다, 구르다; 넘어뜨리다, 굴리다(nu)griūti, (nu)virsti[]krist; []kūleņotjatuh bergolekvallenramle, falle over ende, trillerunąć(fazer) caira (se) trânti; a (se) răsturnaшлёпатьсяspadnúťzrušiti sepastiramla, trilla, tumlaกลิ้งไปมาtepetaklak yuvarlanmak, paldır küldür düşmek摔倒впасти, спіткнувшись; перекидатисяگرپڑناgiảm
2 to do tumbling. tuimelيَسْقُطиграя акробатикаdělat kotrmelce, přemetystyrtdykkesich tummelnκάνω κολοτούμπεςhacer ejercicios de tierra (de gimnasia artística)uperkuuti lendamaکله معلق زدنchuter, dégringoler, s'effondrerלְהִתגַלגֵלमूल्य गिरनाkotrljati se, padatibukfencezik; akrobatikát végez (talajon)melakukan gerakan jungkir-balikcapitombolareとんぼ返りするvartytis/virsti kūliaiskūleņot, mest kūleņusbergulingacrobatie vertonengjøre akrobatkunsteruprawiać akrobatykęкувыркатьсяpadať; prevaľovať sa, robiť kotrmelcedelati salteprevrtati segöra akrobatkonsterแสดงกายกรรมdüşmek, devrilmek使倒下,跌倒перекидатися, робити акробатичні трюкиگرتے ہوئے کرناlàm giảm使,跌倒
n
a fall She took a tumble on the stairs.afval, aftuimelingسُقوط، تَعَثُّر، إنْقِلاب، تَدَحْرُجпаданеpádfaldder Sturzκατρακύλισμαcaída, tumbo; volteretauperkuuti lendamineسقوطkuperkeikkadégringoladeנְפִילָהगिरावटpad, kotrljanje(le)esésjatuhfall, byltacaduta転倒넘어지기, 구르기griuvimaskritiensjatuhvalfall, kollbøtteupadek, koziołekquedacădereпадениеpádpadecpad[]omkullตกdüşme跌落падіння; перекиданняسقوط، لڑھکنsự giảm跌落
n ˈtumbler
1 a large drinking glass a tumbler of whisky.koeldrankglasقَدَح كَبير، كأْسводна чашаsklenicedrinksglasdas Wasserglasμεγάλο ποτήριvaso(joogi)klaasپیالهjuomalasiverre (droit)כּוֹסअस्त व्यस्त की स्थितिvelika čašaivópohárgelas besarglasbicchiereコップ(밑바닥이 평평한) 큰 컵, 텀블러taurė(alus, tējas) glāzegelas besarglas(longdrink)glassszklaneczkacopopahar mare, fără piciorстаканpohárkozarec za viskivelika čaša[]glas, tumlareแก้วน้ำที่มีก้นหนาไม่มีหูจับbüyük kadeh/su bardağı(平底)大玻璃杯бокал без ніжки; висока склянкаبڑا جام، پيالہcốc vại()璃杯
2 a tumblerful. koeldrankglas volمِلء الكأسводна чашаskleniceglasdas Wasserglasπεριεχόμενο ποτηριούvaso lleno (de)klaasitäisگنجایش یک پیالهlasillinenplein verre (de)מְלוֹא הַכּוֹסखटकाčašavizespohárnyisegelas besarglasfyllibicchiereコップ1杯텀블러 한 잔의 양taurėglāze (saturs)gelas besar penuhglasglass (fylt med...)szklaneczkacopo cheiopahar plin (de)целый стаканpohárpoln kozarecpuna čaša[] glas []มากพอที่จะใส่ในแก้วน้ำที่มีก้นหนาไม่มีหูจับได้kadeh dolusu滿杯повна склянкаپيالہ بھر کرmột cốc vại
3 an acrobat (who performs the acrobatic tricks on the ground). akrobaatبَهْلَوان، مُهَرِّجакробатakrobatakrobatder Bodenakrobatακροβάτηςequilibrista, acróbataakrobaatآدم ماهر در حرکات آکروباتیکacrobateאַקרוֹבַּטकलाबाजakrobatakrobatapemain akrobatacrobata, saltimbancoとんぼ返りなどの曲芸をする人akrobatasakrobātsahli akrobatacrobaatakrobatkunstner, gjøglerakrobataакробатakrobatakrobatakrobataakrobatนักกายกรรมjimnastikçi雜技演員акробатقلابازngười nhào lộn
n ˈtumblerful
the amount contained by a tumbler two tumblerfuls of water.koeldrankglas volمِلء الكأسводна чашаskleniceglasdas Bechervollπεριεχόμενο ποτηριούvasoklaasitäisبه اندازه یک پیالهlasillinenplein verre (de)כּוֹס -कलाबाजčaša (čega)vizespohárnyisegelas besarglasfyllibicchiereコップ1杯텀블러 한 잔의 양taurėglāze (saturs)gelas besar penuhglasfylt glassszklaneczkacopo cheiopahar plin (de)целый стаканpohárpoln kozarecpuna čaša[] glas []ปริมาณ...ที่จุอยู่ในแก้วน้ำที่มีก้นหนาไม่มีหูจับkadeh/bardak dolusu滿杯повна склянкаبھرا پوا پيالہđầy cốc vại
n ˌtumble-ˈdrier
a machine for drying clothes by tumbling them around and blowing hot air into them. tuimeldroërمُجَفِّف الثِّيابцентрофугаsušičkatørretumblerder Wäschetrocknerστεγνωτήρας ρούχωνsecadoratrummelkuivatiماشین رخت خشک کنkuivausrumpusécheuseמְיַבֵּש כְּבִיסָהकपडे़ सुखाने का यन्त्रsušilica za rubljeszárítógépmesin pengeringþurrkari(centrifuga a tamburo)乾燥機회전식의 세탁물 건조기skalbinių džiovintuvascentrifūgamesin pengeringdroogtrommeltørketrommelsuszarka bębnowasecador de roupamaşină (rotativă) de uscat rufeбарабанная сушилкаsušičkasušilni strojmašina za sušenje vešatorktumlareเครื่องปั่นแห้งçamaşır kurutma makinesi衣物干燥器барабанна сушаркаخشک کرنے کي مشينmáy sấy quần áo
n ˈtumbling
acrobatics done on the ground. tuimelحَرَكات بَهْلَوانِيَّهакробатикаpřemet, kotrmelec, saltoakrobatikdie Bodenakrobatikακροβατικά εδάφουςejercicios de tierra (de gimnasia artística)akrobaatikaحرکات آکروباتیک زمینیacrobatieאַקרוֹבַּטיקָהकलाबाजीakrobatsko prevrtanjeakrobatika (talajon)gerakan akrobatikacrobaticaとんぼ返りakrobatikaakrobātikagerak akrobatik yg dilakukan di atas tanahacrobatiekakrobatikkakrobatykaкувырканье; акробатикаakrobacia na zemisalteparterna gimnastikaakrobatkonsterการแสดงกายกรรมyer jimnastiği翻跟頭, 翻筋斗акробатикаقلابازيmôn nhào lộn, 筋斗

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