tumble

7 definitions • 13 examples

to fall quickly and without control:

I lost my footing and tumbled down the stairs.

At any moment the whole building could tumble down.

He lost his balance and tumbled over.

to fall a lot in value in a short time:

Share prices tumbled yesterday.

to move in an uncontrolled way, as if falling or likely to fall:

An excited group of children tumbled out of school/the bus.

a sudden fall:

She took a nasty tumble on her way to work and grazed her arm.

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).

to go down in amount or value very quickly and suddenly:

tumble to sth (from sth) Its stock has tumbled to $1.62 a share from a high of $14 last week.

tumble 20%/20 points/20 cents December crude oil tumbled 51 cents to $24.34 a barrel.

Stock and bond prices tumbled sharply.

a sudden and large reduction in value or amount:

Financial stocks are expected to take a tumble as interest rates rise.