to tumble

  • 31tumble — [c]/ˈtʌmbəl / (say tumbuhl) verb (tumbled, tumbling) –verb (i) 1. to roll or fall over or down as by losing footing, support, or equilibrium: to tumble down the stairs. 2. to fall rapidly, as stock market prices. 3. to perform leaps, springs,… …

  • 32tumble to — phrasal Britain : to adapt or adjust oneself to : fall in with : fit into really his mother was tumbling to things wonderfully well Sheila Kaye Smith * * * ˈtumble ˌto [transitive] [ …

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  • 33tumble — 01. The small boys were having a race [tumbling] down the side of the hill. 02. The child [tumbled] over the chair when he ran into the room. 03. He broke his arm when he hit a bump, and took a [tumble] off his bicycle. 04. Interest rates have… …

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  • 34tumble — /tum beuhl/, v., tumbled, tumbling, n. v.i. 1. to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one s footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs. 2. to roll end over end, as in falling: The stones tumbled down …

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  • 35Tumble Bug — A Tumble Bug is an amusement park ride with a circular track.Only two full sized Tumble Bugs remain operating today in the United States mdash;one in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at Kennywood and one in Conneaut Lake, also in Pennsylvania. All full… …

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  • 36tumble cart — noun also tumble car : a rough dumpcart having its wheels solid and made fast to the axle * * * a horse drawn cart having two solid wheels. Also called tumble car. [1885 90] * * * tumble car or tumble cart noun A vehicle with wheels and axle in… …

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  • 37Tumble and Fall (single) — Single infobox Name = Tumble and Fall Artist = Johan from Album = Pergola Released = June 25 2001 Format = Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Excelsior Recordings Producer = Chart position = Reviews = Last single = Pergola (2001) This single =… …

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  • 38Tumble (dynamique des fluides) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Tumble. D un point de vue dynamique des fluides, le tumble est une technique d injection dans les moteurs à allumage comman …

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  • 39tumble down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms tumble down : present tense I/you/we/they tumble down he/she/it tumbles down present participle tumbling down past tense tumbled down past participle tumbled down 1) same as tumble I, 2) The scaffolding… …

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  • 40tumble — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. fall or cause to fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong. 2 intr. fall rapidly in amount etc. (prices tumbled). 3 intr. (often foll. by about, around) roll or toss erratically or helplessly to and fro. 4 intr. move or rush… …

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