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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tumble/ˈtʌmbl/

▶verb

1 fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong.
■ perform acrobatic feats, typically handsprings and somersaults.

2 decrease rapidly in amount or value.

3 dry in a tumble dryer.

4 rumple; disarrange.

5 (tumble to) informal come to understand; realize: he's tumbled to the fact that he was deceived.

6 informal have sex with.

7 clean (castings, gemstones, etc.) in a tumbling barrel.

▶noun

1 an instance of tumbling.

2 an untidy or confused arrangement or state.

3 a handspring or other acrobatic feat.

4 US informal a friendly sign of recognition or interest.

– origin ME (also in the sense ‘dance with contortions’): from Mid. Low Ger. tummelen; cf. OE tumbian ‘to dance’; prob. influenced by OFr. tomber ‘to fall’.

'tumble' also found in these Oxford entries:

rough and tumble - tippler - tumble dryer - tumbler - washer-dryer

Forum discussions with the word(s) "tumble" in the title:

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Tumble over Stumble over
Writing at certain remove from the rough and tumble

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