tumbar
Meaning
- (transitive) to knock over, tip (make fall)
- (intransitive) to fall
- (reflexive) to lie down
Concepts
knock down
overturn
pull down
tear down
cut down
overthrow
topple
fell
knock over
upset
lay
capsize
subvert
turn
turn over
push over
batter down
blow down
floor
lie
lie down
fall down
lay someone out
do in
shake
jolt
tumble
demolish
no
chop down
fell a tree
knock
strike hard
down
push down
poleax
poleaxe
coldcock
deck
dump
put down
repose
tip
reverse
spill
topple over
place
put
set
machete
Frequency
Hyphenated as
tum‧bar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tumˈbaɾ/
Etymology
From an onomatopoeic / expressive root tumb- or tomb-, imitating the sound of rolling, tumbling, or falling. Compare Portuguese tombar, Catalan tombar, French tomber, Romanian tumbă, etc.
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