tumble

1. (intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.Examples: "He who tumbles from a tower surely has a greater blow than he who slides from a molehill."; "“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.[…]”"; "The two animals tumbled over each other in their eagerness to get inside, and heard the door shut behind them with great joy and relief."intransitive

2. (transitive) To throw headlong.Examples: "His hand went after his revolver almost that instant mine did. I was a second too quick for him, for my shot tumbled him from his mule just as his ball whistled harmlessly past by my head."; "[Spillikins] was played with ivory or bone pieces about five inches long with assorted ends. These were tumbled out of a box into a pile on the table and each player, using a specially designed tool, would try in turn to remove a spillikin without upsetting the others in the pile."; "[A] surge of muddy water tore him free from his sandy nook and tumbled him down the gully."transitive

3. (intransitive) To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings.intransitive

4. (intransitive) To drop rapidly.Examples: "Share prices tumbled after the revelation about the company's impending failure."intransitive

5. (transitive) To smooth and polish (e.g. gemstones or pebbles) by means of a rotating tumbler.transitive

6. (intransitive, informal) To have sexual intercourse.Synonyms: bump uglies, have sex, roll around, approach, cohabit, company, copulate, coupleinformalintransitive