tumble
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A fall, especially end over end.
- A disorderly heap.
- An act of sexual intercourse.
Verb
- To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
- To throw headlong.
- To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings.
- To drop rapidly.
- To smooth and polish (e.g. gemstones or pebbles) by means of a rotating tumbler.
- To have sexual intercourse.
- To move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way.
- To muss, to make disorderly; to tousle or rumple.
- To obscure the audit trail of funds by means of a tumbler.
- To comprehend; often in tumble to.
Proper noun
- A village in Llannon community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN5411).
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