Definition of tumble

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Tumble (v. t.) 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..

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Welter :: Welter (v. i.) To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows..
Tumblerfuls :: Tumblerfuls (pl. ) of Tumblerfu.
Muckworm :: Muckworm (n.) A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; -- applied to the larvae of the tumbledung and allied beetles.
Titubate :: Titubate (v. i.) To stumble.
Stumbling :: Stumbled (imp. & p. p.) of Stumbl.
Tumble :: Tumble (n.) Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall..
Stumble :: Stumble (v. t.) To cause to stumble or trip.
Tumble :: Tumble (v. i.) To play tricks by various movements and contortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat.
Tumbleweed :: Tumbleweed (n.) Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, Amarantus albus, etc..
Toss :: Toss (v. t.) To keep in play; to tumble over; as, to spend four years in tossing the rules of grammar..
Wall-sided :: Wall-sided (a.) Having sides nearly perpendicular; -- said of certain vessels to distinguish them from those having flaring sides, or sides tumbling home (see under Tumble, v. i.)..
Tumblebug :: Tumblebug (n.) See Tumbledung.
Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for sear point to enter..
Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To fall or tumble; -- with over; as, a stream rolls over a precipice..
Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A drinking glass, without a foot or stem; -- so called because originally it had a pointed or convex base, and could not be set down with any liquor in it, thus compelling the drinker to finish his measure..
Gate :: Gate (n.) In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt to pass through or into..
Glass :: Glass (v. t.) A drinking vessel; a tumbler; a goblet; hence, the contents of such a vessel; especially; spirituous liquors; as, he took a glass at dinner..
Betumbled :: Betumbled (imp. & p. p.) of Betumbl.
Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To cause to stumble, or take a false step; to cause to lose the footing, by striking the feet from under; to cause to fall; to throw off the balance; to supplant; -- often followed by up; as, to trip up a man in wrestling..
Turner :: Turner (n.) A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
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