Definition of tumble Tumble

/tʌˈmbʌl/ - [tumbul] - tum•ble

We found 29 definitions of tumble from 6 different sources.

What does tumble mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: tumbles
tumble - an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
		acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt a stunt performed by an acrobat
tumble - a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
		spill, fall
		trip, slip an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
		pratfall a fall onto your buttocks
Verb tumbles, tumbling, tumbled
tumble - 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 - roll over and over, back and forth
		roll over make a rolling motion or turn; "The dog rolled over"
tumble - fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
		topple
		descend, come down, 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"
tumble - fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
		drop give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
tumble - suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
		worsen, decline grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
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"
		toss agitate; "toss the salad"
tumble - throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
		throw together, jumble, scramble assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
tumble - fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
		whirl, whirl around
		move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
tumble - cause to topple or tumble by pushing
		topple, tip
		force, push impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
tumble - fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"
		crumble, crumple, break down, collapse
		change integrity change in physical make-up
tumble - 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, twig, get it
		get the picture, grok, savvy, grasp, apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

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Wiktionary

tumble (Noun)
A fall.
tumble (Verb)
To fall end over end.
tumble (Verb)
To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings.
tumble (Verb)
To roll over and over.
tumble (Verb)
To have sexual intercourse .
tumble (Verb)
To smooth and polish a rough surface on relatively small parts.
tumble (Verb)
To muss, to make disorderly; to tousle or rumple.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

tumble (v. i.)
To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses.
tumble (v. i.)
To roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to be precipitated; as, to tumble from a scaffold.
tumble (v. i.)
To play tricks by various movements and contortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat.
tumble (v. t.)
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.
tumble (v. t.)
To disturb; to rumple; as, to tumble a bed.
tumble (n.)
Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

tumble
A sudden drop from an upright position.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

tumble
tum′bl, v.i. to fall: to come down suddenly and violently: to roll: to twist the body, as a mountebank: to fall rapidly, as prices: to go hastily: (slang) to understand, twig.—v.t. to throw headlong: to turn over: to throw about while examining: to disorder, rumple.—n. act of tumbling: a fall: a rolling over, a somersault: confusion.—ns. Tum′ble-bug, one of several kinds of scarabæoid beetles, which roll up balls of dung to protect their eggs; Tum′ble-car, a one-horse car.—adj. Tum′ble-down, dilapidated.—ns. Tum′bler, one who tumbles: one who plays any of the feats or tricks of the acrobat or contortionist: a large drinking-glass, so called because formerly, having a pointed base, it could not be set down without tumbling: a kind of domestic pigeon, so called from its tumbling on the wing: a kind of greyhound: a kind of spring-latch in a lock, preventing the bolt being shot in either direction: a piece attached to the hammer of a firearm lock, receiving the thrust of the mainspring and forcing the hammer forward so as to strike and explode the charge: a porpoise: one of a gang of London street ruffians early in the 18th century, whose favourite frolic was to set women on their heads: a tumbril: one of a set of levers from which hang the heddles in some looms; Tum′blerful, as much as will fill a tumbler; Tum′bler-stand, a tray for tumblers, as in connection with a soda-water fountain; Tum′bler-tank, in plumbing, a flush-tank in which water gathers in one chamber before being tilted over so as to discharge its contents; Tum′bler-wash′er, a revolving stand fitted with projecting pipes on which tumblers are hung to be washed automatically; Tum′ble-weed, a name given to several plants whose globular flowering heads are detached in autumn and rolled about, scattering their seed; Tum′bling, the act of falling.—adj. Tum′bly, uneven.—Tumble in, or home, to incline in above the extreme breadth, of a ship's sides: to fit, as a piece of timber into other work: to go to bed; Tumble over, to toss about carelessly, to upset: to fall over; Tumble to (slang), to comprehend; Tumble up, to get out of bed: to throw into confusion. [A.S. tumbian; cf. Old High Ger. tūmilōn (Ger. taumeln), Ice. tumba, to dance.]