Definitions of Tumble [ˈtʌm bəl]

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Definition of 'Tumble'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) tumble
to fall helplessly down, esp. headfirst.

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

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

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

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

6.  tumble
to fall in ruins; collapse; topple.

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

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

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

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

11. (v.t.) tumble
to cause to fall or roll end over end.

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

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

14.  tumble
to cause to collapse in ruins.

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

16. (n.) tumble
an act of tumbling or falling.

17.  tumble
a gymnastic or acrobatic feat.

18.  tumble
an accidental fall; spill.

19.  tumble
a drop in value, as of stocks.

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

21.  tumble
a response indicating interest, affection, etc.

22.  tumble
tumbled condition.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME tum(b)len to dance in acrobatic style, freq. of tomben, OE tumbian)

Definition of 'Tumble'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) tumble
an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end

2. (verb) spill, tumble, fall
a sudden drop from an upright position
"he had a nasty spill on the ice"

3. (verb) tumble, topple
fall down, as if collapsing
"The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

4. (verb) topple, tumble, tip
cause to topple or tumble by pushing

5. (verb) tumble
roll over and over, back and forth

6. (verb) whirl, tumble, whirl around
fly around
"The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"

7. (verb) crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse
fall apart
"the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

8. (verb) tumble
throw together in a confused mass
"They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"

9. (verb) catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it
understand, usually after some initial difficulty
"She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

10. (verb) tumble
fall suddenly and sharply
"Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"

11. (verb) 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"

12. (verb) tumble
suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat

13. (verb) tumble
do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

Definition of 'Tumble'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) tumble
to fall in an uncontrolled way
She slipped and tumbled down the hill.; an avalanche tumbling down the mountain

2. tumble
to decrease quickly
The company's stock tumbled to $10 per share.

Definition of 'Tumble'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Tumble
act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall

2. (verb) Tumble
to roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses

3. (verb) Tumble
to roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to be precipitated; as, to tumble from a scaffold

4. (verb) Tumble
to play tricks by various movements and contortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat

5. (verb) Tumble
to turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to precipitate; -- sometimes with over, about, etc.; as, to tumble books or papers

6. (verb) Tumble
to disturb; to rumple; as, to tumble a bed

Translation of 'Tumble'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: 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.
Afrikaans: tuimel	Arabic: يَسْقُط، يَهْوي، يَتَعَثّ	Bulgarian: (пре) катурвам (се)
Brazilian: derrubar	Czech: spadnout	German: stürzen
Danish: falde	Greek: κατρακυλώ	Spanish: (hacer) caer; desplomarse
Estonian: uperkuuti lendama,ümber p	Farsi: افتادن	Finnish: pudota, kompastua
French: (faire) culbuter, dégring	Hebrew: לִיפּוֹל	Hindi: अचानक गिरना
Croatian: (s)kotrljati se, prevrnut	Hungarian: (le)esik	Indonesian: terguling
Icelandic: (kút)veltast; velta um ko	Italian: cadere	Japanese: ころぶ
Korean: 글러 떨어지다	Lithuanian: (nu)griūti, (nu)virsti	Latvian: []krist; []kūleņot
Malay: jatuh bergolek	Dutch: vallen	Norwegian: ramle, falle over ende, t
Polish: runąć	Persian: افتادن	Pashto: لویدل
Portuguese: (fazer) cair	Romanian: a (se) trânti; a (se) răs	Russian: шлёпаться
Slovak: spadnúť	Slovenian: zrušiti se	Serbian: pasti
Swedish: ramla, trilla, tumla	Thai: กลิ้งไปมา	Turkish: tepetaklak yuvarlanmak, p
Taiwanese: 摔倒	Ukrainian: впасти, спіткнувшись; пер	Urdu: گرپڑنا
Vietnamese: giảm	Chinese: 摔倒
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