tumble

Definitions of tumble in various dictionaries:

noun - an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end

noun - a sudden drop from an upright position

verb - fall down, as if collapsing

verb - cause to topple or tumble by pushing

verb - roll over and over, back and forth

verb - fly around

verb - fall apart

verb - throw together in a confused mass

verb - understand, usually after some initial difficulty

verb - fall suddenly and sharply

verb - put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying

verb - suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat

verb - do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

To perform acrobatic feats such as somersaults, rolls, or twists.

To fall or roll end over end: The kittens tumbled over each other.

To spill or roll out in confusion or disorder: Schoolchildren tumbled out of the bus.

To pitch headlong; fall: tumbled on the ice.

To proceed haphazardly.

To topple, as from power or a high position; fall.

To collapse: The walls came tumbling down.

To drop: Prices tumbled.

To come upon accidentally; happen on: We tumbled on a firstrate restaurant.

To come to a sudden understanding; catch on: I finally tumbled to the reality that I was being cheated.

To cause to fall; bring down: a scandal that tumbled the government.

To put, spill, or toss haphazardly: tumbled the extra parts into a box.

To toss or whirl in a drum, tumbler, or tumbling box.

An act of tumbling; a fall.

Confusion; disorder.

verb - to fall or roll end over end