fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
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"
If water tumbles, it flows quickly over an uneven surface. Waterfalls crash and tumble over rocks. the aromatic pines and tumbling streams of the Zonba Plateau
If someone or something tumbles somewhere, they fall there with a rolling or bouncing movement. A small boy tumbled off a third floor fire escape He fell to the ground, and the gun tumbled out of his hand. Tumble is also a noun. He injured his ribs in a tumble from his horse
If prices or levels of something are tumbling, they are decreasing rapidly. House prices have tumbled by almost 30 per cent in real terms since mid-1989 Share prices continued to tumble today on the Tokyo stock market. tumbling inflation. Tumble is also a noun. Oil prices took a tumble yesterday
To play tricks by various movements and contortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat
fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down"
an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat 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"
If you say that someone tumbles into a situation or place, you mean that they get into it without being fully in control of themselves or knowing what they are doing. Many mothers and children tumble into poverty after divorce see also rough and tumble. a fall, especially from a high place or level
To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to precipitate; sometimes with over, about, etc
{f} fall, trip, drop; roll about; topple, send tumbling; cause disorder by tossing about; perform gymnastic feats; come to understand (Informal)
To roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to be precipitated; as, to tumble from a scaffold
A tank cleaning method where abrasive is added to the tank and the tank is placed on a rolling machine This causes the abrasive to move across the inner surface of the tank, cleaning away corrosion on the surface
fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses
Duplex printing where one side is printed the opposite orientation of the other side