"take a tumble" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-take a tumble.ogg [Australia] Forms: takes a tumble [present, singular, third-person], taking a tumble [participle, present], took a tumble [past], taken a tumble [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> a tumble}} take a tumble (third-person singular simple present takes a tumble, present participle taking a tumble, simple past took a tumble, past participle taken a tumble)
  1. To fall off something, or down something.
    Sense id: en-take_a_tumble-en-verb-~~twJe6u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English light verb constructions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54
  2. (idiomatic) To fall in price or value. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-take_a_tumble-en-verb-eWww2qK2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English light verb constructions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 43 57 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54

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