- tumble into
- phr verbTumble into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bed
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tumble — I n. (colloq.) fall 1) to take a tumble 2) a bad, nasty tumble (she took a nasty tumble) 3) a tumble from sign of recognition 4) to give smb. a tumble (they wouldn t give us a tumble) II v. 1) (d; intr.) to tumble into (to tumble into bed) 2) (d; … Combinatory dictionary
tumble — [[t]tʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] tumbles, tumbling, tumbled 1) VERB If someone or something tumbles somewhere, they fall there with a rolling or bouncing movement. [V prep/adv] A small boy tumbled off a third floor fire escape... [V prep/adv] The dog had… … English dictionary
tumble — tum|ble1 [ tʌmbl ] verb intransitive 1. ) if a price or value tumbles, it suddenly becomes much lower: Unemployment tumbled to 5.6% in November. 2. ) if a building or other structure tumbles or tumbles down, it falls to the ground: It seemed that … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tumble — tum|ble1 [ˈtʌmbəl] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: tumb [i] to dance, perform as a tumbler (11 14 centuries), from Old English tumbian] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to fall down quickly and suddenly, especially with a rolling movement tumble… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tumble — [tum′bəl] vi. tumbled, tumbling [ME tumblen, freq. of tumben < OE tumbian, to fall, jump, dance; akin to Ger tummeln, taumeln < OHG * tumalon, freq. of tumon, to turn < IE base * dheu , to be turbid > DULL] 1. to do somersaults,… … English World dictionary
Tumble turn — A tumble turn, or flip turn is a technique used by swimmers to reverse the direction in which they are swimming. It is usually done when the swimmer reaches the end of the swimming pool but still has one or more lengths to swim.The technique s… … Wikipedia
tumble — 01. The small boys were having a race [tumbling] down the side of the hill. 02. The child [tumbled] over the chair when he ran into the room. 03. He broke his arm when he hit a bump, and took a [tumble] off his bicycle. 04. Interest rates have… … Grammatical examples in English
tumble to — phrasal Britain : to adapt or adjust oneself to : fall in with : fit into really his mother was tumbling to things wonderfully well Sheila Kaye Smith * * * ˈtumble ˌto [transitive] [ … Useful english dictionary
tumble — /tum beuhl/, v., tumbled, tumbling, n. v.i. 1. to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one s footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs. 2. to roll end over end, as in falling: The stones tumbled down … Universalium
tumble — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, apprehend, arsy varsiness, ball up, bite the dust, blow down, blow over, blunder, blunder upon, blur, blur distinctions, bollix up, bow, bowl down, bowl over, break up, breakdown, bring down, bulldog, bump … Moby Thesaurus
