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English to English noun
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an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end |  | source: wordnet30
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a sudden drop from an upright position | | Example: he had a nasty spill on the ice
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Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall. | | source: webster1913 verb
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fall down, as if collapsing | | Example: The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it
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cause to topple or tumble by pushing | | source: wordnet30
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roll over and over, back and forth | | source: wordnet30
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fly around | | Example: The clothes tumbled in the dryer
rising smoke whirled in the air
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fall apart | | Example: the building crumbled after the explosion
Negotiations broke down
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throw together in a confused mass | | Example: They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern
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| 10 |
understand, usually after some initial difficulty | | Example: She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
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fall suddenly and sharply | | Example: Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency
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put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying | | Example: Wash in warm water and tumble dry
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suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat | | source: wordnet30
| 14 |
do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully | | source: wordnet30
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To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses. | | source: webster1913
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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 papers. | | source: webster1913
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