tumble

verb [I]

/ˈtʌm·bəl/

Definition

› to fall or roll quickly and without control: Rocks tumbled down the hill. She lost her balance and tumbled into the mud. fig. Stock prices tumbled (= quickly lost a lot of value). tumble

/ˈtʌm·bəl/ noun [C] › I took a tumble and hurt my knee.

(Definition of tumble verb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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