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Tumble

To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses.

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Broader term 19

Apprehend 76% connected

To take or seize; to take hold of.

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Compass 76% connected

A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.

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Comprehend 76% connected

To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire.

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Decline 76% connected

To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend.

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Descend 76% connected

To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to plunge; to fall;…

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Dig 76% connected

To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, o…

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Drop 76% connected

The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured portion of a flui…

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Exercise 76% connected

The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; o…

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Fall 76% connected

To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; th…

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Force 76% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Grasp 76% connected

To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.

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Jumble 76% connected

To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often followed by together or up.

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Push 76% connected

A pustule; a pimple.

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Scramble 76% connected

To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.

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Slip 76% connected

To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.

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Toss 76% connected

To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a ball.

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Trip 76% connected

To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See It, 5.

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Worsen 76% connected

To make worse; to deteriorate; to impair.

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Narrower term 5

Flip 76% connected

A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.

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Somersault 76% connected

Alt. of Somerset

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Somerset 76% connected

A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; a turning end over end.

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Summersault 76% connected

Alt. of Summerset

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Summerset 76% connected

See Somersault, Somerset.

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Manner of action 1

Roll 76% connected

To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surfac…

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Commotion 74% connected

Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.

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Commotion 74% connected

Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.

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Fall 74% connected

To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; th…

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Fall 74% connected

To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; th…

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Tumbler 74% connected

One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.

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Tumbler 74% connected

One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.

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Synonym 9

Collapse 92% connected

To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall i…

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Crumble 92% connected

To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces.

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Crumple 92% connected

To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper.

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Fall 92% connected

To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; th…

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Spill 92% connected

A bit of wood split off; a splinter.

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Tip 92% connected

The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.

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Topple 92% connected

To fall forward; to pitch or tumble down.

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Twig 92% connected

To twitch; to pull; to tweak.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Whirl 92% connected

To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.

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