Noun
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a sudden drop from an upright position
"he had a nasty spill on the ice"
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an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
Verb
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do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
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suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
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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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fall suddenly and sharply
"Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
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understand, usually after some initial difficulty
"She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
- catch on - get wise - get onto - latch on - cotton on - get it -
throw together in a confused mass
"They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
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fall apart
"the building crumbled after the explosion"
"Negotiations broke down"
- break down -
fly around
"The clothes tumbled in the dryer"
"rising smoke whirled in the air"
- whirl around -
roll over and over, back and forth
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cause to topple or tumble by pushing
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fall down, as if collapsing
"The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"