- fall, tumble
- هَوَى \ fall, tumble. \ See Also سقط (سقَط)
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
fall, tumble
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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
fall — [n1] descent; lowering abatement, belly flop*, cut, decline, declivity, decrease, diminution, dip, dive, downgrade, downward slope, drop, dwindling, ebb, falling off, header*, incline, lapse, lessening, nose dive*, plummet, plunge, pratfall*,… … New thesaurus
Tumble — Tum ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tumbling}.] [OE. tumblen, AS. tumbian to turn heels over head, to dance violently; akin to D. tuimelen to fall, Sw. tumla, Dan. tumle, Icel. tumba; and cf. G. taumeln to reel, to stagger.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tumble polishing — Tumble polishing, or tumbling, is a technique for smoothing and polishing a rough surface. Within the field of metalwork, this is known as barreling , or barrel polishing , and is subtly different, but uses the same principles.toneFor tumbling of … Wikipedia
tumble — [v] fall or make fall awkwardly bowl down, bring down, descend, dip, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disturb, do a pratfall, down, drop, fall headlong*, flatten, floor, flop, go belly up*, go down, hit the dirt*, jumble, keel, keel over, knock… … New thesaurus
tumble — (v.) c.1300, to perform as an acrobat, also to fall down, perhaps from a frequentative form of O.E. tumbian dance about, of unknown origin. Related to M.L.G. tummelen to turn, dance, Du. tuimelen to tumble, O.H.G. tumon, Ger. taumeln to turn,… … Etymology dictionary
fall — [fôl] vi. fell, fallen, falling [ME fallen < OE feallan, to fall, akin to Ger fallen < IE base * phol , to fall > Lith púolu, to fall] I to come down by the force of gravity; drop; descend 1. to come down because detached, pushed,… … English World dictionary
Tumble-down — Tum ble down , a. Ready to fall; dilapidated; ruinous; as, a tumble down house. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tumble — ► VERB 1) fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong. 2) move in a headlong manner. 3) decrease rapidly in amount or value. 4) rumple; disarrange. 5) (tumble to) informal come to understand; realize. ► NOUN 1) … English terms dictionary
tumble over — 1. To toss about carelessly, to upset 2. To fall over • • • Main Entry: ↑tumble … Useful english dictionary
Tumble — Tum ble, n. Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
