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- pronunciation:
- tuhm
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
tumbles, tumbling, tumbled |
| definition 1: |
to roll end over end while falling, as over an object, or while in flight.
The puppies tumbled over each other.The aircraft tumbled out of control.- synonyms:
- topple
- similar words:
- cascade, come a cropper, fall, flip, flop, pitch, plunge, reel, roll, stumble, tip over, toss, trip
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| definition 2: |
to perform somersaults, rolls, leaps, and other gymnastic or acrobatic exercises or stunts.
- similar words:
- flip, somersault
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| definition 3: |
to fall suddenly from an elevated position, as from power or office.
- similar words:
- bite the dust, collapse, drop, fall, plummet, plunge, slip
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| definition 4: |
to fall over or apart; collapse.
The old barn finally tumbled.- synonyms:
- collapse, topple
- similar words:
- cave in, crash, fall, founder, give way, tip over
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| definition 5: |
to decline or drop rapidly, as prices.
- synonyms:
- plummet, plunge, slide
- similar words:
- crash, decline, descend, dive, drop, fall, slip, slump
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| definition 6: |
to move or proceed in a hurried, confused, or haphazard manner.
The children tumbled into the car.- synonyms:
- pile
- similar words:
- scramble
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| definition 7: |
(chiefly British; informal) to understand something suddenly (often fol. by "to").
- similar words:
- comprehend, see the light, understand
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| related words: |
avalanche, hurtle, overturn, tip, upset |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause to fall from an elevated position, as from power; overthrow; topple.
- synonyms:
- overthrow, topple
- similar words:
- bring down, cascade, eject, fell, oust, overturn, upset
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| definition 2: |
to cause to fall apart or collapse.
- synonyms:
- collapse, topple
- similar words:
- founder, tip over
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| definition 3: |
to put or toss together in a disorderly or haphazard manner.
- synonyms:
- jumble, scramble, toss
- similar words:
- disarrange, fling, flop, heap, scatter, shuffle, spill, tangle, throw, upset
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| definition 4: |
to toss about in a revolving drum, as clothes in a drier.
- similar words:
- spin, toss, whirl
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| definition 5: |
to cause to stumble or fall headlong.
- synonyms:
- throw, topple
- similar words:
- fell, flip, spill, trip, upend
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| related words: |
litter, muddle, overthrow, roll, scramble, tip, topple |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act or instance of falling or tumbling; fall.
- synonyms:
- fall
- similar words:
- descent, drop, flip, flop, header, nose dive, plunge, roll, slip, spill, spin, sprawl, stumble, tailspin, trip
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| definition 2: |
a gymnastic or acrobatic exercise or stunt.
- synonyms:
- acrobatics, gymnastics
- similar words:
- cartwheel, exercise, flip, somersault, stunt
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| definition 3: |
a rapid decline or drop, as of prices.
- synonyms:
- dive, plunge
- similar words:
- collapse, decline, drop, fall, nose dive, slide, slump
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| definition 4: |
a disorderly, confused, or chaotic state or collection.
- synonyms:
- chaos, jumble, mess, tangle
- similar words:
- confusion, disarray, disorder, heap, hodgepodge, scramble, tousle, upset, welter
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| related words: |
clutter, down |
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