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tum·bler
(tŭm′blər)n.
1. One that tumbles, especially an acrobat or gymnast.
2.
a. A drinking glass, originally with a rounded bottom.
b. A flat-bottomed glass having no handle, foot, or stem.
c. The contents of such a drinking glass.
3. A toy made with a weighted rounded base so that it can rock over and then right itself.
4. One of a breed of domestic pigeon that characteristically tumbles or somersaults in flight.
5. A piece in a gunlock that forces the hammer forward by action of the mainspring.
6. The part in a lock that releases the bolt when moved by a key.
7.
a. The drum of a clothes dryer.
b. A tumbling box.
8.
a. A projecting piece on a revolving or rocking part in a mechanism that transmits motion to the part it engages.
b. The rocking frame that moves a gear into place in a transmission, as on a lathe.
[Sense 2a, from the fact that it would tumble if put down.]
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tumbler
(ˈtʌmblə)n
1. (Cookery)
a. a flat-bottomed drinking glass with no handle or stem. Originally, a tumbler had a round or pointed base and so could not stand upright
b. Also called: tumblerful the contents or quantity such a glass holds
2. (Gymnastics) a person, esp a professional entertainer, who performs somersaults and other acrobatic feats
3. another name for tumble dryer
4. (Jewellery) Also called: tumbling box a pivoted box or drum rotated so that the contents (usually inferior gemstones) tumble about and become smooth and polished
5. the part of a lock that retains or releases the bolt and is moved by the action of a key
6. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a lever in a gunlock that receives the action of the mainspring when the trigger is pressed and thus forces the hammer forwards
7. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. a part that moves a gear in a train of gears into and out of engagement
b. a single cog or cam that transmits motion to the part with which it engages
8. a toy, often a doll, that is so weighted that it rocks when touched
9. (Breeds) (often capital) a breed of domestic pigeon kept for exhibition or flying. The performing varieties execute backward somersaults in flight
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tum•bler
(ˈtʌm blər)n.
1. a person who performs leaps, somersaults, and other acrobatic feats.
2. a part of a lock that, when lifted or released by the action of a key or the like, allows the bolt to move.
3. a stemless drinking glass having a flat, often thick bottom.
4. (in a gunlock) a leverlike piece that by the action of a spring forces the hammer forward when released by the trigger.
5. a part moving a gear into place in a selective transmission.
7. one of a breed of pigeons that can roll over in flight.
[1300–50]
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| Noun | 1. |  tumbler - a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.gymnast - an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics turner - a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein |
| 2. |  tumbler - a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottomdrinking glass, glass - a container for holding liquids while drinking | |
| 3. |  tumbler - a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrownlever tumbler, lever - a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock lock - a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed impedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficult pin tumbler, pin - cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown | |
| 4. |  tumbler - pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the grounddomestic pigeon - domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food |
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Translations
بَهْلَوان، مُهَرِّجقَدَح كَبير، كأْسمِلء الكأس
akrobatsklenice
akrobatdrinksglasglas
ivópohár
glasglasfylli
kozarec
büyük kadeh/su bardağıjimnastikçikadeh dolusu
tumbler
[ˈtʌmbləʳ]B. CPD tumbler switch N → interruptor m de resorte
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tumbler
n
(in lock) → Zuhaltung f
(= acrobat) → Bodenakrobat(in) m(f)
(= toy) → Stehaufmännchen nt
(Orn) → Tümmler m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tumble
(ˈtambl) verb1. to (cause to) fall, especially in a helpless or confused way. She tumbled down the stairs; The box suddenly tumbled off the top of the wardrobe.
2. to do tumbling.
noun a fall. She took a tumble on the stairs.
ˈtumbler noun1. a large drinking glass. a tumbler of whisky.
2. a tumblerful.
3. an acrobat (who performs the acrobatic tricks on the ground).
ˈtumblerful noun the amount contained by a tumbler. two tumblerfuls of water.
ˌtumble-ˈdrier noun a machine for drying clothes by tumbling them around and blowing hot air into them.
ˈtumbling noun acrobatics done on the ground.
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