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