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  • Definition
    • 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

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