| VERB | motion | tumble, topple | fall down, as if collapsing |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | tumble, topple, tip | cause to topple or tumble by pushing | |
| motion | tumble | roll over and over, back and forth | |
| motion | tumble, whirl, whirl around | fly around | |
| motion | tumble, crumble, crumple, break down, collapse | fall apart | |
| contact | tumble | throw together in a confused / confused mass | |
| cognition | tumble, catch on, get wise, get onto, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it | understand, usually after some initial difficulty | |
| change | tumble | fall suddenly and sharply | |
| change | tumble | put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying | |
| change | tumble | suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat | |
| body | tumble | do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully | |
| NOUN | act | tumble | an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end |
| act | tumble, spill, fall | a sudden drop from an upright position |
| Sounds | tah'mbahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | An acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip | An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return |
| Broader | acrobatic stunt, acrobatic feat | A stunt performed by an acrobat |
| Spanish | voltereta | |
| Catalan | capgirell, tombarella, voltereta | |
| Verbs | tumble | do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully |
| Meaning | A sudden drop from an upright position. | |
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| Synonyms | spill, fall | |
| Narrower | pratfall | A fall onto your buttocks |
| wipeout | A spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) | |
| Broader | slip, trip | An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall |
| Spanish | caída | |
| Catalan | caiguda | |
| Verbs | tumble | fall suddenly and sharply |
| tumble | fall down, as if collapsing | |
| tumble | cause to topple or tumble by pushing | |
| Meaning | fall down, as if collapsing. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it" | |
| Synonym | topple | |
| Narrower | keel over | turn over and fall / fall |
| Broader | descend, fall, go down, come down | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
| Spanish | abatir, caerse, demoler, derribar, derrocar, perder el equilibrio, venirse abajo | |
| Catalan | caure's, demolir, derrocar, ensorrar, esfondrar, tombar | |
| Nouns | tumble | a sudden drop from an upright position |
| Meaning | Cause to topple or tumble by pushing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | topple, tip | |
| Broader | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| Spanish | demoler, derribar, derrocar, volcar | |
| Catalan | bolcar, demolir, derrocar, enderrocar, ensorrar, tombar | |
| Nouns | tumble | a sudden drop from an upright position |
| Meaning | roll over and over, back and forth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | roll over | make a rolling motion or turn |
| Spanish | revolcarse, rodar, voltear | |
| Catalan | fer tombarelles, rodolar, tombar | |
| Nouns | tumbler | pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground |
| tumbler | a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown | |
| Meaning | fly around. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The clothes tumbled in the dryer" | |
| Synonyms | whirl, whirl around | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | arremolinarse, dar vueltas, girar | |
| Catalan | arremolinar-se, fer girar, fer voltar, girar | |
| Meaning | fall apart. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | crumble, crumple, break down, collapse | |
| Caused by | break down | Cause to fall or collapse |
| Broader | change integrity | change in physical make-up |
| Spanish | ajarse, ajar, arruinar, colapsar, derribarse, derrumbarse, desmigajarse, desmoronarse, desmoronar, desplomar, romperse, venirse abajo | |
| Catalan | anar-se'n en orris, desplomar, ensorrar-se, esfondrar-se | |
| Meaning | throw together in a confused / confused mass. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern" | |
| Broader | scramble, jumble, throw together | Bring into random order |
| Spanish | caer, hacer caer | |
| Meaning | understand, usually after some initial difficulty. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | catch on, get wise, get onto, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it | |
| Broader | grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend | Get the meaning / meaning of something |
| Spanish | comprender, entender | |
| Catalan | comprendre, entendre's | |
| Meaning | fall suddenly and sharply. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | The stock market is going to tumble | |
| Example | "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency" | |
| Broader | drop | go down in value |
| Spanish | caerse, tambalearse | |
| Catalan | caure, trontollar | |
| Nouns | tumble | a sudden drop from an upright position |
| Meaning | put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Wash in warm water and tumble dry" | |
| Broader | toss | agitate |
| Meaning | Suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | worsen, decline | Grow worse |
| Spanish | caerse | |
| Catalan | caure | |
| Meaning | Do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Narrower | roll | execute a roll, in tumbling |
| Broader | exercise, work out | Do physical exercise |
| Catalan | voltejar | |
| Nouns | tumble | an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end |
| tumbler | a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc. | |
| tumbling | the gymnastic moves of an acrobat | |
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