tumble

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle English tumblen; frequentative of Middle English tumben, from Old English tumbian.

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tumble (plural tumbles)

  1. A fall.
    I took a tumble down the stairs and broke my tooth.

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tumble (third-person singular simple present tumbles, present participle tumbling, simple past and past participle tumbled)

  1. (intransitive) To fall end over end.
  2. To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings.
  3. To roll over and over.
  4. (informal) To have sexual intercourse.
  5. (transitive) To smooth and polish a rough surface on relatively small parts.
  6. To muss, to make disorderly; to tousle or rumple.
    to tumble a bed

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