tumbled [tuhm-buhl]   Example Sentences
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tumble  [tuhm-buhl]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fall or make fall awkwardly
Synonyms: bowl down, bring down, descend, dip, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disturb, do a pratfall, down, drop, fall headlong, flatten, floor, flop, go belly up, go down, hit the dirt, jumble, keel, keel over, knock down, knock over, level, lose footing, lose it, mess up, nose-dive, pitch, plummet, plunge, roll, sag, skid, slip, slump, spill, stumble, take a header, tip over, topple, toss, trip, unsettle, upset
Main Entry: bring down
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: reduce or hurt
Synonyms: KO, abase, cut down, damage, drop, fell, floor, injure, knock down, lay low, level, lower, mow down, murder*, overthrow, overturn, prostrate, pull down, shoot down, slay, throw down, tumble, undermine, upset, wound
Antonyms: aid, encourage, help, raise
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: bump into
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: happen upon
Synonyms: chance upon, come across, encounter, hit, light, light upon, luck, meet, meet up with, run across, run into, stumble, tumble
Example Sentences
  • We've tumbled far, far down the organic rabbit hole.
  • Equipment-makers' sales collapsed and their share prices tumbled.
  • Soon the first house tumbled and people's belongings were flying from the windows.
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Main Entry: capture
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: catch and forcefully hold
Synonyms: apprehend, arrest, bag*, bust, catch, collar, conquer, cop, gain control, get, grab*, hook*, land, nab, nail, net, occupy, overwhelm, pick up*, pinch*, prehend, pull in, put the cuffs on, round up, run in, secure, seize, snare, snatch, take, take captive, take into custody, take prisoner, trap, tumble
Antonyms: free, let go, liberate, lose, release
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: cascade
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fall in a rush
Synonyms: descend, disgorge, flood, gush, heave, overflow, pitch, plunge, pour, spew, spill, spit up, surge, throw up, tumble, vomit
Main Entry: chance
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: happen
Synonyms: arrive, be one's fate, befall, betide, blunder on, break, bump, come, come about, come off, come to pass, fall out, fall to one's lot, go, hap, hit upon, light, light upon, luck, meet, occur, stumble, stumble on, transpire, tumble, turn up
Main Entry: comprehend
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: understand
Synonyms: appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, capiche, catch, click, cognize, conceive, dig*, discern, envisage, envision, fathom, get the picture, get*, gotcha, grasp, have, know, make out, perceive, read, savvy*, see, take in, tumble*
Antonyms: misinterpret, mistake, misunderstand
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: confuse
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: mix up; involve
Synonyms: bedlamize, blend, clutter, confound, disarrange, disarray, discombobulate, discreate, disorder, disorganize, embroil, encumber, entangle, intermingle, involve, jumble, litter, mess up*, mingle, mistake, muddle, muss up, rumple, snarl up, tangle, tousle, tumble
Antonyms: order, organize, separate
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: course
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: flow; run
Synonyms: career, chase, dart, dash, follow, gallop, gush, hasten, hunt, hurry, hustle, pursue, race, rush, scamper, scoot, scurry, speed, spring, stream, surge, tumble
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