TUMBLE Synonyms

• an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

• a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in

• the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink

• a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

• fold or close up

• fall apart

• cause to burst

• suffer a nervous breakdown

• lose significance, effectiveness, or value

• the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve

• the season when the leaves fall from the trees

• a sudden drop from an upright position

• a downward slope or bend

• a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity

• a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

• a movement downward

• the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

• the time of day immediately following sunset

• when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

• a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

• descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

• move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

• pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind

• come under, be classified or included

• fall from clouds

• suffer defeat, failure, or ruin

• die, as in battle or in a hunt

• touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

• be captured

• occur at a specified time or place

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• yield to temptation or sin

• lose office or power

• to be given by assignment or distribution

• move in a specified direction

• be due

• lose one's chastity

• to be given by right or inheritance

• come into the possession of

• fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed

• be inherited by

• slope downward

• lose an upright position suddenly

• drop oneself to a lower or less erect position

• fall or flow in a certain way

• assume a disappointed or sad expression

• be cast down

• come out; issue

• be born, used chiefly of lambs

• begin vigorously

• go as if by falling

• come as if by falling

• a loud resonant repeating noise

• a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

• a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

• the act of colliding with something

• (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative

• fall or come down violently

• move with, or as if with, a crashing noise

• undergo damage or destruction on impact

• move violently as through a barrier

• break violently or noisily; smash

• occupy, usually uninvited

• make a sudden loud sound

• enter uninvited; informal

• cause to crash

• hurl or thrust violently

• undergo a sudden and severe downturn

• stop operating

• sleep in a convenient place

• move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

• come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

• do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

• come as if by falling

• a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

• a headlong plunge into water

• a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

• drop steeply

• plunge into water

• swim under water

• a shape that is spherical and small

• a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)

• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

• a steep high face of rock

• a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)

• a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

• a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

• a central depository where things can be left or picked up

• the act of dropping something

• let fall to the ground

• to fall vertically

• go down in value

• fall or descend to a lower place or level

• terminate an association with

• utter with seeming casualness

• stop pursuing or acting

• remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

• cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

• lose (a game)

• pay out

• lower the pitch of (musical notes)

• hang loosely

• stop associating with

• let or cause to fall in drops

• to remove

• take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth

• omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing

• leave undone or leave out

• change from one level to another

• fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death

• grow progressively worse

• give birth; used for animals

• the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

• the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it

• a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)

• promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

• degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

• any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

• a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer

• a high approach shot in golf

• an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump

• abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

• the action or manner of throwing something

• throw or toss with a light motion

• move abruptly

• fall or plunge forward

• set to a certain pitch

• sell or offer for sale from place to place

• be at an angle

• heel over

• erect and fasten

• throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball

• hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin

• lead (a card) and establish the trump suit

• set the level or character of

• the metal bob of a plumb line

• drop sharply

• a brief swim in water

• a steep and rapid fall

• thrust or throw into

• drop steeply

• dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

• begin with vigor

• cause to be immersed

• fall abruptly

• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

• devote (oneself) fully to

• a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

• (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

• (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

• plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

• the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

• a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

• sloping channel through which things can descend

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

• move smoothly along a surface

• a socially awkward or tactless act

• a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

• potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

• a young and slender person

• a place where a craft can be made fast

• an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

• a slippery smoothness

• artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

• a small sheet of paper

• a woman's sleeveless undergarment

• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

• an unexpected slide

• a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

• the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

• move stealthily

• insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• fall to a lower standard

• move smoothly and easily

• to make a mistake or be incorrect

• pass on stealthily

• move easily

• cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

• pass out of one's memory

• move out of position

• an unsteady uneven gait

• walk as if unable to control one's movements

• walk with great difficulty

• to arrange in a systematic order

• astound or overwhelm, as with shock

• an unsteady uneven gait

• an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• miss a step and fall or nearly fall

• encounter by chance

• make an error

• a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

• a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs

• an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

• an exciting or stimulating experience

• a catch mechanism that acts as a switch

• a light or nimble tread

• an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

• miss a step and fall or nearly fall

• cause to stumble

• make a trip for pleasure

• put in motion or move to act

• get high, stoned, or drugged

• fall apart

• break or fall apart into fragments

• fall into decay or ruin

• fall apart

• fold or collapse

• to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

• become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

• liquid that is spilled

• a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

• the act of allowing a fluid to escape

• a sudden drop from an upright position

• cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

• flow, run or fall out and become lost

• cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over

• pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities

• reveal information

• reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)

• the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

• a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

• an indication of potential opportunity

• a V shape

• the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

• cause to tilt

• mark with a tip

• give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on

• cause to topple or tumble by pushing

• to incline or bend from a vertical position

• walk on one's toes

• strike lightly

• give insider information or advise to

• remove the tip from

• a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

• branch out in a twiglike manner

• understand, usually after some initial difficulty