The scaffolding tumbled down, burying him under it.
Long dark hair tumbled down her back.
Communism came tumbling down all over Eastern Europe.
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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 down — PHRASAL VERB If a building tumbles down, it collapses or parts of it fall off, usually because it is old and no one has taken care of it. [V P] The outer walls looked likely to tumble down in a stiff wind... [V P] If the foundations are flawed… … English dictionary
tumble-down — adjective in deplorable condition a street of bedraggled tenements a broken down fence a ramshackle old pier a tumble down shack • Syn: ↑bedraggled, ↑broken down, ↑derelict, ↑d … Useful english dictionary
tumble-down — /tum beuhl down /, adj. dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble down shack. [1810 20] * * * … Universalium
tumble down — phr verb Tumble down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑slope … Collocations dictionary
tumble-down — tum′ble down adj. dilapidated; ruined; run down • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
tumble down — verb topple, collapse Williams has said, in the days following his firing by NPR, that a lot of his assumptions came tumbling down he was a Liberal because he thought that Liberals were tolerant, open minded folk. See Also: tumbledown … Wiktionary
tumble-down — adj dilapidated, ramshackle, ruined, in ruins, broken down, gone to wrack and ruin; in disrepair, rundown, Sl. sleazy; fallen to pieces, crumbled, crumbling, ready to fall; decrepit, tottering, unstable, shaky; untrustworthy, insecure, unsafe … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
tumble-down — ramshackle, fall to the ground … English contemporary dictionary
tumble-down — a. Tottering, ready to fall, dilapidated … New dictionary of synonyms
