tum|ble — «TUHM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to fall headlong or in a helpless way, as from stumbling or violence; be precipitated: »The child tumbled down the stairs. 2. to fall prone; fall (down) to the ground. 3. to stumble by tripping (over … Useful english dictionary
tum|ble-down — «TUHM buhl DOWN», adjective. ready to fall down; not in good condition; dilapidated: »a tumble down shack. SYNONYM(S): rickety, ramshackle … Useful english dictionary
tum|ble-dry — «TUHM buhl DRY», transitive verb, intransitive verb, dried, dry|ing. to dry in a tumble dryer … Useful english dictionary
tum|ble|weed — «TUHM buhl WEED», noun. a plant, growing in the western United States, that breaks off from its roots and is blown about by the wind, scattering its seeds. The amaranth and bugseed are two kinds. ╂[American English < tumble + weed] … Useful english dictionary
rough-and-tum|ble — «RUHF uhn TUHM buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. showing confusion and violence; with little regard for rules; roughly vigorous; boisterous: »a rough and tumble football game, a rough and tumble campaign. This Grammk was no rough and tumble type… … Useful english dictionary
tumble — tum|ble1 [ tʌmbl ] verb intransitive 1. ) if a price or value tumbles, it suddenly becomes much lower: Unemployment tumbled to 5.6% in November. 2. ) if a building or other structure tumbles or tumbles down, it falls to the ground: It seemed that … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tumble — tum‧ble [ˈtʌmbl] verb [intransitive] JOURNALISM if prices, figures etc tumble, they go down suddenly and by a large amount: • Stock market prices have tumbled over the past week. tumble noun [countable usually singular] : • The announcement… … Financial and business terms
Tumble — Tum ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tumbling}.] [OE. tumblen, AS. tumbian to turn heels over head, to dance violently; akin to D. tuimelen to fall, Sw. tumla, Dan. tumle, Icel. tumba; and cf. G. taumeln to reel, to stagger.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tumble — Tum ble, v. t. 1. 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.; as, to tumble books or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tumble — Tum ble, n. Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tumble-dry — /tum beuhl druy /, v.t. tumble dried, tumble drying. to dry (washing) in a clothes drier in which articles are rotated vertically through heated air. [1965 70] * * * tumˈble dry transitive verb and intransitive verb To dry (clothes, etc) in a… … Useful english dictionary
