| Tumble (tumble) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Tum"ble |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Tumbled (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Tumbling (?).] [OE. tumblen, AS. tumbian to turn heels
over head, to dance violently] akin to D. tuimelen to fall, Sw.
tum |
To roll over,
or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain
tumbles and tosses.
To roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to
be precipitated; as, to tumble from a scaffold.
To play tricks by various movements and
contortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat.
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| Tumble (tumble) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Tum"ble |
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To
turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or
move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or
headlong; to precipitate; -- sometimes with over, about,
etc.; as, to tumble books or papers.
To disturb; to rumple; as, to tumble a
bed.
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Act of tumbling, or rolling
over; a fall.
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