tumbled

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past of tumble
Put the item in a drum on its side, add a gritty substance, and then roll the drum for anywhere from hours to days This is done to take off rough edges and/or give an item a smooth finish
Tumbled stones were finished in a tumbler, a mechanical device that smoothes and rounds the surfaces of stones Tumbled stones look very much like stones that have been in a fast-flowing river or stream for a long time
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To fall end over end
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To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings
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To roll over and over

The two animals tumbled over each other in their eagerness to get inside, and heard the door shut behind them with great joy and relief.

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A fall
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To have sexual intercourse with
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{n} a fall, cast, downfal, accident
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{v} to fall, throw down, roll, turn over
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fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
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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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If water tumbles, it flows quickly over an uneven surface. Waterfalls crash and tumble over rocks. the aromatic pines and tumbling streams of the Zonba Plateau
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If someone or something tumbles somewhere, they fall there with a rolling or bouncing movement. A small boy tumbled off a third floor fire escape He fell to the ground, and the gun tumbled out of his hand. Tumble is also a noun. He injured his ribs in a tumble from his horse
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do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
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If prices or levels of something are tumbling, they are decreasing rapidly. House prices have tumbled by almost 30 per cent in real terms since mid-1989 Share prices continued to tumble today on the Tokyo stock market. tumbling inflation. Tumble is also a noun. Oil prices took a tumble yesterday
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To play tricks by various movements and contortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat
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fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down"
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an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat 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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Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall
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{i} fall, slip; disorderly state, confusion; acrobatic feat
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understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
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roll over and over, back and forth fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it
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roll over and over, back and forth
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a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
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To disturb; to rumple; as, to tumble a bed
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cause to topple or tumble by pushing
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throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
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fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
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1 To rotate end over end - said of a rocket, of an ejection capsule, etc
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If you say that someone tumbles into a situation or place, you mean that they get into it without being fully in control of themselves or knowing what they are doing. Many mothers and children tumble into poverty after divorce see also rough and tumble. a fall, especially from a high place or level
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as, to tumble books or papers
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suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
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an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
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To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to precipitate; sometimes with over, about, etc
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{f} fall, trip, drop; roll about; topple, send tumbling; cause disorder by tossing about; perform gymnastic feats; come to understand (Informal)
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To roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to be precipitated; as, to tumble from a scaffold
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A tank cleaning method where abrasive is added to the tank and the tank is placed on a rolling machine This causes the abrasive to move across the inner surface of the tank, cleaning away corrosion on the surface
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fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"
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To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses
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Duplex printing where one side is printed the opposite orientation of the other side
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    Turkish pronunciation

    tʌmbıld

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtəmbəld/ /ˈtʌmbəld/

    Etymology

    [ 't&m-b&l ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English, frequentative of tumben to dance, from Old English tumbian; akin to Old High German tumOn to reel.
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