Tumble
nnoun.actan acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over endDerivationally Related Form:tumble
Hypernyms:acrobatic feat acrobatic stunt
Inherited Hypernyms:tumbleacrobatic stuntstuntfeataccomplishmentactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:flipsomersaultsomersaultingsomersetsummersaultsummerset
Full Hyponyms:flip-flopsomersault
nnoun.acta sudden drop from an upright positionSynset:fall spill
Examples:- he had a nasty spill on the ice
Derivationally Related Form:tumblefall
Hypernyms:slip trip
Inherited Hypernyms:spillslipmishapmisfortunetroublehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:pratfallwipeout
Full Hyponyms:pratfallwipeout
vverb.motionfall down, as if collapsingSynset:topple
Examples:- The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it
Derivationally Related Form:tumble
Hypernyms:come down descend fall go down
Inherited Hypernyms:tumbledescendtravel
Direct Hyponyms:keel over
Full Troponyms:keel over
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.motioncause to topple or tumble by pushingSynset:tip topple
Derivationally Related Form:tumble
Hypernyms:force push
Inherited Hypernyms:topplepushmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.motionroll over and over, back and forthDerivationally Related Form:tumbler
Hypernyms:roll over
Inherited Hypernyms:tumbleroll overturnmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.motionfly aroundSynset:whirl whirl around
Examples:- The clothes tumbled in the dryer
- rising smoke whirled in the air
Derivationally Related Form:whirl
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:whirlmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.motionfall apartSynset:break down collapse crumble crumple
Examples:- the building crumbled after the explosion
- Negotiations broke down
Hypernyms:change integrity
Inherited Hypernyms:crumblechange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | The business is going to --- (apply to: crumble)
vverb.contactthrow together in a confused massExamples:- They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern
Hypernyms:jumble scramble throw together
Inherited Hypernyms:tumblescrambledisorderchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.cognitionunderstand, usually after some initial difficultySynset:catch on cotton on get it get onto get wise latch on twig
Examples:- She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
Hypernyms:apprehend compass comprehend dig get the picture grasp grok savvy
Inherited Hypernyms:catch ongrokunderstand
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | Somebody ---s something (apply to: get onto)
vverb.changefall suddenly and sharplyExamples:- Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency
Derivationally Related Form:tumble
Hypernyms:drop
Inherited Hypernyms:tumbledropdeclinedecreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | The stock market is going to --- (apply to: tumble)
vverb.changeput clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of dryingExamples:- Wash in warm water and tumble dry
Hypernyms:toss
Inherited Hypernyms:tumbletossagitatemove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changesuffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeatHypernyms:decline worsen
Inherited Hypernyms:tumbleworsenchange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.bodydo gymnastics, roll and turn skillfullyDerivationally Related Form:tumbletumblertumbling
Hypernyms:exercise work out
Inherited Hypernyms:tumbleexercise
Direct Hyponyms:roll
Full Troponyms:roll
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s