TUMBLE — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
tumble
A sudden drop from an upright position.
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- He had a nasty spill on the ice.
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.
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- Wash in warm water and tumble dry.
Fall suddenly and sharply.
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- Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency.
Understand, usually after some initial difficulty.
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- She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on.
Throw together in a confused mass.
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- They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern.
Roll over and over, back and forth.
Fall down, as if collapsing.
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- The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it.
Fall apart.
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- The building crimbled after the explosion.
- Negociations broke down.
Fly around.
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- The clothes tumbled in the dryer.
- Rising smoke whirled in the air.
Cause to topple or tumble by pushing.
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