tumble
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Synonyms for tumble
fall
fall steeply or sharply
tumble to something
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- realize
- get
- see
- understand
- recognize
- take in
- perceive
- grasp
- figure out
- comprehend
- twig
- get the message
- savvy
- apprehend
- latch on to
- suss
- get the picture
- catch on to
- cotton on to
- get wise to
- get your head around
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Synonyms for tumble
to come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily
to undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price
to put out of proper order
tumble on: to find or meet by chance
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a usually swift downward trend, as in prices
a lack of order or regular arrangement
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Synonyms for tumble
an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
roll over and over, back and forth
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fly around
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fall apart
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throw together in a confused mass
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understand, usually after some initial difficulty
fall suddenly and sharply
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put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
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