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Meaning of tumble

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tumble
      n 1: an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
      2: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill
         on the ice" [syn: {spill}, {tumble}, {fall}]
      v 1: fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade
           Center tumbled after the plane hit it" [syn: {tumble},
           {topple}]
      2: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: {topple},
         {tumble}, {tip}]
      3: roll over and over, back and forth
      4: fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke
         whirled in the air" [syn: {whirl}, {tumble}, {whirl around}]
      5: fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion";
         "Negotiations broke down" [syn: {crumble}, {crumple},
         {tumble}, {break down}, {collapse}]
      6: throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams
         with no apparent pattern"
      7: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She
         didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally
         caught on" [syn: {catch on}, {get wise}, {get onto},
         {tumble}, {latch on}, {cotton on}, {twig}, {get it}]
      8: fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the
         devaluation of the currency"
      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"
      10: suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
      11: do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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