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English noun: tumble | |||
| 1. | tumble (act) an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flip, somersault, somersaulting, somerset, summersault, summerset | ||
| 2. | tumble (act) a sudden drop from an upright position | ||
| Samples | He had a nasty spill on the ice. | ||
| Synonyms | fall, spill | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | slip, trip | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pratfall, wipeout | ||
English verb: tumble | |||
| 1. | tumble (motion) fall down, as if collapsing | ||
| Samples | The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it. | ||
| Synonyms | topple | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | keel over | ||
| 2. | tumble (motion) cause to topple or tumble by pushing | ||
| Synonyms | tip, topple | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | force, push | ||
| 3. | tumble (motion) roll over and over, back and forth | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | roll over | ||
| 4. | tumble (motion) fly around | ||
| Samples | The clothes tumbled in the dryer. Rising smoke whirled in the air. | ||
| Synonyms | whirl, whirl around | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 5. | tumble (motion) fall apart | ||
| Samples | The building crumbled after the explosion. Negotiations broke down. | ||
| Synonyms | break down, collapse, crumble, crumple | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
| 6. | tumble (contact) throw together in a confused mass | ||
| Samples | They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jumble, scramble, throw together | ||
| 7. | tumble (cognition) understand, usually after some initial difficulty | ||
| Samples | She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on. | ||
| Synonyms | catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, twig | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy | ||
| 8. | tumble (change) fall suddenly and sharply | ||
| Samples | Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency. | ||
| Examples | The stock market is going to tumble | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop | ||
| 9. | tumble (change) put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying | ||
| Samples | Wash in warm water and tumble dry. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | toss | ||
| 10. | tumble (change) suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decline, worsen | ||
| 11. | tumble (body) do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exercise, work out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | roll | ||
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