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Noun tumble has 2 senses

tumble - an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
--₁ is a kind of acrobatic stunt, acrobatic feat
--₁ has particulars: somersault, somersaulting, flip
Derived form: verb tumble₁₁
spill, tumble, fall - a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
--₂ is a kind of slip, trip
--₂ has particulars: wipeout
Derived forms: verb tumble₂, verb tumble₈, verb tumble₁

Verb tumble has 11 senses

tumble, topple - fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
--₁ is one way to descend, fall, go down, come down

Derived form: noun tumble₂
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
topple, tumble, tip - cause to topple or tumble by pushing
--₂ is one way to push, force

Derived form: noun tumble₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
tumble - roll over and over, back and forth
--₃ is one way to roll over

Derived forms: noun tumbler₃, noun tumbler₄
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
whirl, tumble, whirl around - fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
--₄ is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse - fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down"
--₅ is one way to change integrity
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
tumble - throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
--₆ is one way to scramble, jumble, throw together
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
--₇ is one way to get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
tumble - fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
--₈ is one way to drop

Derived form: noun tumble₂
Sample sentence:
The stock market is going to tumble
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"
--₉ is one way to toss
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
tumble - suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
--₁₀ is one way to worsen, decline
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
tumble - do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
--₁₁ is one way to exercise, work out

Derived forms: noun tumble₁, noun tumbler₁, noun tumbling₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s