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Definition of tumbledown adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
tumble: [verb] to fall suddenly and helplessly. to suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat. to decline suddenly and sharply (as in price) : drop. to fall into ruin : collapse.
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. The outer walls looked likely to tumble down in a stiff wind. [VERB PARTICLE] If the foundations are flawed the house will come tumbling down. [VERB PARTICLE]
Tumbledown definition: Being in such bad repair as to seem in danger of collapsing; very dilapidated or rickety.
Tumble-down definition: dilapidated; ruined; rundown. See examples of TUMBLE-DOWN used in a sentence.
TUMBLEDOWN translate: （建築物）搖搖欲墜的，破敗不堪的. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.
Definition of tumbledown adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
