tumble


tumble (http://definr.com/tumble)

     n 1: an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
     2: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty
        spill on the ice" [syn: spill, fall]
     v 1: fall down, as if collapsing [syn: topple]
     2: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: topple]
     3: roll over and over, back and forth
     4: fly around, as of paper on the sidewalk, or clothes in a
        dryer, or rising smoke in the wind [syn: whirl, skirl,
         whirl around]
     5: fall apart; also used metaphorically: "Negociations broke
        down" [syn: crumble, crumple, break down, collapse]
     6: throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams
        with no apparent pattern"
     7: understand, usually after some initial difficulty [syn: {catch
        on}, get onto, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it]
     8: fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the
        devaluation of the currency"
     9: dry clothes by putting them in tumbling barrel, where they
        are whirled about in hot air; "Wash in warm water and
        tumble dry"
     10: suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
     11: do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully