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Tumble

🔄 Synonyms of "Tumble"

16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
collapsenoun	(intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
fallverb	(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
whirlnoun	(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
twignoun	A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
toppleverb	(transitive) To push or throw over.
crumpleverb	(transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
break downverb	(intransitive, of a machine, computer, vehicle, etc.) To stop functioning.
spillnoun	(transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
skirlnoun	(Scotland, Northern England) To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
catch onverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To understand; to begin to understand; to realize.
get ontoverb	To contact a person or organisation about a particular matter.
whirl aroundverb	fly around
cotton onverb	(intransitive) To realize; come to understand.
get itverb	To understand something; to catch on; to fully appreciate its implications.
latch onverb	To grasp firmly; to become attached to.
crumbleverb	A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
collapsenoun	(intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
crumbleverb	A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.
toppleverb	(transitive) To push or throw over.
fallverb	(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
break downverb	(intransitive, of a machine, computer, vehicle, etc.) To stop functioning.
whirlnoun	(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
crumpleverb	(transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
latch onverb	To grasp firmly; to become attached to.
get itverb	To understand something; to catch on; to fully appreciate its implications.
skirlnoun	(Scotland, Northern England) To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
spillnoun	(transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
get ontoverb	To contact a person or organisation about a particular matter.
catch onverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To understand; to begin to understand; to realize.
cotton onverb	(intransitive) To realize; come to understand.
twignoun	A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
whirl aroundverb	fly around
falling	a real-time card game from James Ernest in which all players are falling from the sky for no apparent reason.
declinenoun	The act of declining or refusing something.
downverb	(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
nosedivenoun	(economics, etc.) A rapid fall, e.g. in price or value.