tumble

nouns

an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end

tumble

is a type of (narrower)

a stunt performed by an acrobat

acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt

a sudden drop from an upright position

"he had a nasty spill on the ice"

fall, spill, tumble

verbs

fall down, as if collapsing

"The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

topple, tumble

cause to topple or tumble by pushing

tip, topple, tumble

roll over and over, back and forth

tumble

is derived from

tumbler

is derived from

tumbler

is a type of (narrower)

make a rolling motion or turn

"The dog rolled over"

roll over

fly around

"The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"

tumble, whirl, whirl around

fall apart

"the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

break down, collapse, crumble, crumple, tumble

throw together in a confused mass

"They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"

tumble

is a type of (narrower)

bring into random order

jumble, scramble, throw together

understand, usually after some initial difficulty

"She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble, twig

fall suddenly and sharply

"Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"

tumble

is a type of (narrower)

go down in value

"Stock prices dropped"

drop

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"

tumble

is a type of (narrower)

agitate

"toss the salad"

toss

suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat

tumble

is a type of (narrower)

grow worse

"Conditions in the slum worsened"

decline, worsen

do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

tumble

is derived from

tumbler

is derived from

tumbling

is a type of (narrower)

do physical exercise

"She works out in the gym every day"

exercise, work out