tumble

/təmbəl/ verbnoun
6 letters2 syllables10 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS13
VERB
1

Understand, usually after some initial difficulty.

2

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”

3

Roll over and over, back and forth.

4

Suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat.

5

Throw together in a confused mass.

“They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern”

6

Fall down, as if collapsing.

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

7

Cause to topple or tumble by pushing.

8

Fly around.

“The clothes tumbled in the dryer”

9

Fall apart.

10

Do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully.

11

Fall suddenly and sharply.

“Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency”

NOUN
1

A sudden drop from an upright position.

2

An acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end.

WORD FORMS
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