tumble

tumble
v
1. fall down, fall end over end, pitch, pitch forward, precipitate oneself, fall headlong, go down, Inf. take a spill, Inf. take a flyer or a header or a pratfall; slip, stagger, totter, falter, lose one's footing, lose one's equilibrium, Inf. flop, Inf. flop down, Sl. take a flop; come a cropper, fall on one's face, Sl. fall on one's keester; roll end over end, go head over heels, go tail over teakettle, somersault, flip, backflip, do a flip, flip over.
2. pitch, pitch about, toss, heave, wallow, founder, Inf. wallop; flounder, reel, lurch, capsize, turn turtle, pitch and plunge, thrash about, careen, roll, rock.
3.Usu. tumble over
stumble, trip, bumble, blunder, fall over, fumble, sprawl, Inf. spread-eagle.
4. fail, decline, drop, plunge, plummet, dive, crash, slide, slump, skid, go downhill, drop off, tend downward; collapse, topple, go to the wall, Inf. wash out, Inf. bite the dust.
5. overthrow, overturn, upend, topple, bring low or down, pull or haul down.
6.Informal. Usu. tumble to
understand, become aware, comprehend, grasp the situation, see the light, Inf. catch on, Inf. get on to, Inf. get wise to.
7. disorder, disarray, derange, disarrange, mess up, dishevel, ruffle, tousle, tangle, entangle; jumble, scramble, rifle through, disturb, rumple, snarl up; scatter, spill, upset, toss about.
n
8. fall, stumble, slip, trip, skid, sprawl; somersault, flip, Inf. cropper, Inf. header, Inf. spill, Inf. pratfall, Sl. nosedive, Sl. tailspin, Sl. flop, Sl. floperoo.
9. collapse, crash, comedown, downfall, dive, plunge, drop; failure, defeat.
10. disorder, disarray, mess, heap, pile, jumble, scramble, hodgepodge, welter, mishmash, clutter, unholy mess; confusion, chaos.

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