tumble | (verb) do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully | - |
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(verb) fall suddenly and sharply | - |
(verb) suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat | - |
(verb) put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying | - |
(verb) understand, usually after some initial difficulty | Synonyms: catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, twig |
(verb) throw together in a confused mass | - |
(verb) fall down, as if collapsing | Synonyms: topple |
(verb) fall apart | Synonyms: break down, collapse, crumble, crumple |
(verb) roll over and over, back and forth | - |
(verb) cause to topple or tumble by pushing | Synonyms: tip, topple |
(verb) fly around | Synonyms: whirl, whirl around |