tumble

IPA: tˈʌmbʌɫ

noun

  • A fall, especially end over end.
  • A disorderly heap.
  • (informal) An act of sexual intercourse.
  • A village in Llannon community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN5411).

verb

  • (intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
  • (transitive) To throw headlong.
  • (intransitive) To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings.
  • (intransitive) To drop rapidly.
  • (transitive) To smooth and polish (e.g. gemstones or pebbles) by means of a rotating tumbler.
  • (intransitive, informal) To have sexual intercourse.
  • (intransitive) To move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way.
  • To muss, to make disorderly; to tousle or rumple.
  • (cryptocurrencies) To obscure the audit trail of funds by means of a tumbler.
  • (obsolete, UK, slang) To comprehend; often in tumble to.
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