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tumble

verb
  1. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily: drop, fall, go down, nose-dive, pitch, plunge, spill, topple. Idiom: take a fall (or header) (or plunge) (or spill) (or tumble). See rise
  2. To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price: dive, drop, fall, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, skid, slump. Idiom: take a sudden downtrend (or downturn). See increase
  3. To bring about the downfall of: bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert, topple, unhorse. See help
  4. To put out of proper order: derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess up, mix up, muddle, unsettle, upset. See order
phrasal verb

tumble on
To find or meet by chance: bump into, chance on or upon , come across, come on or upon , find, happen on or upon , light on or upon , run across, run into, stumble on or upon . Archaic: alight on or upon . Idiom: meet up with. See meet
noun
  1. A sudden involuntary drop to the ground: dive, fall, nosedive, pitch, plunge, spill. Informal: header. See rise
  2. A usually swift downward trend, as in prices: decline, descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump. See increase
  3. A lack of order or regular arrangement: chaos, clutter, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, mix-up, muddle, muss, scramble, topsy-turviness. Slang: snafu. See order
  4. A group of things gathered haphazardly: agglomeration, bank 1, cumulus, drift, heap, hill, mass, mess, mound, mountain, pile, shock 2, stack. See order
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