Main entry: fall, tumble, spill
Definition: a sudden drop from an upright position
Usage: he had a nasty spill on the ice
Main entry: tumble
Definition: an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
Main entry: tumble
Definition: do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
Main entry: tumble
Definition: suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
Main entry: tumble
Definition: put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
Usage: Wash in warm water and tumble dry
Main entry: tumble
Definition: fall suddenly and sharply
Usage: Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency
Main entry: get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, cotton on, catch on, tumble, twig
Definition: understand, usually after some initial difficulty
Usage: She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
Main entry: tumble
Definition: throw together in a confused mass
Usage: They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern
Main entry: tumble
Definition: roll over and over, back and forth
Definition: fall down, as if collapsing
Usage: The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it
Main entry: collapse, break down, crumble, crumple, tumble
Definition: fall apart
Usage: the building crumbled after the explosion; Negotiations broke down
Main entry: whirl, whirl around, tumble
Definition: fly around
Usage: The clothes tumbled in the dryer; rising smoke whirled in the air
Main entry: tumble, tip, topple
Definition: cause to topple or tumble by pushing