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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- tumble :fall down, as if collapsing
- The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it
- tumble :a sudden drop from an upright position
- he had a nasty spill on the ice
- tumble :fly around
- The clothes tumbled in the dryer|rising smoke whirled in the air
- tumble :fall apart
- the building crumbled after the explosion|Negotiations broke down
- tumble :throw together in a confused mass
- They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern
- tumble :understand, usually after some initial difficulty
- She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
- tumble :fall suddenly and sharply
- Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency
- 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