tumble

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tumble
v. fall, trip, drop; roll about; topple, send tumbling; cause disorder by tossing about; perform gymnastic feats; come to understand (Informal)
 
n. fall, slip; disorderly state, confusion; acrobatic feat

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tumble

Noun
1. an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
(hypernym) acrobatic stunt, acrobatic feat
(hyponym) somersault, somersaulting, flip
2. a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
(synonym) spill, fall
(hypernym) slip, trip
(hyponym) wipeout
(derivation) topple, tip

Verb
1. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
(synonym) topple
(hypernym) descend, fall, go down, come down
(hyponym) keel over
(derivation) spill, fall
2. cause to topple or tumble by pushing
(synonym) topple, tip
(hypernym) push, force
(derivation) spill, fall
3. roll over and over, back and forth
(hypernym) roll over
(derivation) tumbler
4. fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
(synonym) whirl, whirl around
(hypernym) move
5. fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down"
(synonym) crumble, crumple, break down, collapse
(hypernym) change integrity
6. throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
(hypernym) scramble, jumble, throw together
7. understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
(synonym) catch on, get wise, get onto, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it
(hypernym) get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
8. fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
(hypernym) drop
(derivation) spill, fall
9. 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"
(hypernym) toss
10. suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
(hypernym) worsen, decline
11. do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
(hypernym) exercise, work out
(hyponym) roll


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tumble
v. spadnout; skutálet se; spadnout; vysypat se; vypadnout; skácet se; zhroutit se
 
n. skácení; zhroucení

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Czas. upaść, runąć; gwałtownie spadać; gramolić się, wysypywać się
 
Rzecz. gwałtowny upadek