Tumble
To dream that you are tumbling, signifies carelessness.
To see others tumbling, denotes that the negligence of others will mean your gain and profit.
Dictionary definition
- n. 1: an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
- 2: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" [syn: spill, tumble, fall]
- v. 1: fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it" [syn: tumble, topple]
- 2: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: topple, tumble, tip]
- 3: roll over and over, back and forth
- 4: fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air" [syn: whirl, tumble, whirl around]
- 5: fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down" [syn: crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse]
- 6: throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
- 7: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" [syn: catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it]
- 8: fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"
- 9: put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying; "Wash in warm water and tumble dry"
- 10: suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
- 11: do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully