Dictionary entry details
• TUMBLE (noun)
Meaning:
An acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("tumble" is a kind of...):
acrobatic feat; acrobatic stunt (a stunt performed by an acrobat)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tumble"):
flip; somersault; somersaulting; somerset; summersault; summerset (an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return)
Meaning:
A sudden drop from an upright position
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
fall; tumble; spill
Context example:
he had a nasty spill on the ice
Hypernyms ("tumble" is a kind of...):
slip; trip (an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tumble"):
pratfall (a fall onto your buttocks)
wipeout (a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard))
• TUMBLE (verb)
Meaning:
Fall down, as if collapsing
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
topple; tumble
Context example:
The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it
Hypernyms (to "tumble" is one way to...):
come down; descend; fall; go down (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tumble"):
keel over (turn over and fall)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Cause to topple or tumble by pushing
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
topple; tumble; tip
Hypernyms (to "tumble" is one way to...):
force; push (move with force,)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Roll over and over, back and forth
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "tumble" is one way to...):
roll over (make a rolling motion or turn)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Fly around
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
whirl around; tumble; whirl
Context examples:
The clothes tumbled in the dryer / rising smoke whirled in the air
Hypernyms (to "tumble" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Fall apart
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
crumple; crumble; collapse; tumble; break down
Context examples:
the building crumbled after the explosion / Negotiations broke down
Hypernyms (to "tumble" is one way to...):
change integrity (change in physical make-up)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Throw together in a confused mass
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern
Hypernyms (to "tumble" is one way to...):
jumble; scramble; throw together (bring into random order)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Understand, usually after some initial difficulty
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
catch on; cotton on; get it; get onto; get wise; twig; latch on; tumble
Context example:
She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
Hypernyms (to "tumble" is one way to...):
apprehend; compass; comprehend; dig; get the picture; grasp; grok; savvy (get the meaning of something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Fall suddenly and sharply
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency
Hypernyms (to "tumble" is one way to...):
drop (go down in value)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
The stock market is going to tumble
Meaning:
Put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Wash in warm water and tumble dry
Hypernyms (to "tumble" is one way to...):
toss (agitate)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "tumble" is one way to...):
decline; worsen (grow worse)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "tumble" is one way to...):
exercise; work out (do physical exercise)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tumble"):
roll (execute a roll, in tumbling)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
