tumble

About 1.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A fall, especially end over end.

   I took a tumble down the stairs and broke my tooth.

2. noun A disorderly heap.
3. noun An act of sexual intercourse.
4. verb To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
5. verb To throw headlong.
6. verb To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings.
7. verb To drop rapidly.

   Share prices tumbled after the revelation about the company's impending failure.

8. verb To smooth and polish (e.g. gemstones or pebbles) by means of a rotating tumbler.

Similar words

collapse crumble topple fall break down whirl crumple latch on get it skirl

Often followed by

of down into over in out to play and

Word family

tumbled tumbles tumbling