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1 Tumble
v. trans.Tumble a person in the mud: P. ῥάσσειν (τινὰ), εἰς τὸν βόρβορον (Dem. 1259).V. intrans.Be a tumbler: P. κυβιστᾶν.——————subs.See Fall.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tumble
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2 tumble
1. 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.) κατρακυλώ, κουτρουβαλιάζω2) (to do tumbling.) κάνω κολοτούμπες2. noun(a fall: She took a tumble on the stairs.) κατρακύλισμα- tumbler- tumblerful
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3 Fall
v. intrans.Falling star: V. διοπετὴς ἀστήρ, ὁ (Eur., frag.).Fall in ruins: P. and V. συμπίπτειν, Ar. and P. καταρρεῖν, καταρρήγνυσθαι, P. περικαταρρεῖν, V. ἐρείπεσθαι;Fall in battle: V. πίπτειν.Of price: P. ἀνίεναι, ἐπανίεναι.The price of corn fell: P. ἐπανῆκεν (ἐπανίεναι) ὁ σῖτος (Dem. 889).Fall against: P. and V. πταίειν πρός (dat.)Fall asleep: V. εἰς ὕπνον πίπτειν, or use v. sleep.Fall away: P. and V. ἀπορρεῖν, διαρρεῖν.Fall back on, have recourse to: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι πρός (acc.).Fall behind: P. and V. ὑστερεῖν, λείπεσθαι.Fall down or before: Ar. and V. προσπίπτειν (acc. or dat.) (also Xen. but rare P.), V. προσπίτνειν (acc. or dat.), see Worship.Fall foul of: P. συμπίπτειν (dat. or πρός, acc.), προσπίπτειν (dat.), προσβάλλειν (πρός, acc.); see dash against. met., P. προσκρούειν (dat. or absol.).Fall in, subside: P. ἱζάνειν (Thuc. 2, 76).Of debts: P. ἐπιγίγνεσθαι.Fall in with, meet: P. and V. τυγχάνειν (gen.), συντυγχάνειν (dat.; V. gen.), ἐντυγχάνειν (dat.), ἀπαντᾶν (dat.); see meet, light upon; met., accept: P. and V. δέχεσθαι, ἐνδέχεσθαι.Fall into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P εἰς, acc.; V. acc. alone or dat. alone), πίπτειν (εἰς, acc.), ἐμπίπτειν (εἰς, acc.); met., fall into misfortune, etc.: P. and V. περιπίπτειν (dat.), εμπίπτειν (εἰς, acc.). πίπτειν εἰς (acc.), V. συμπίπτειν (dat.); of a river: see discharge itself into.Fall off: T. ἀποπίπτειν; see tumble off.Slip off: P. περιρρεῖν.Fall away: P. and V. διαρρεῖν, ἀπορρεῖν;Deteriorate: P. ἀποκλίνειν, ἐκπίπτειν, ἐξίστασθαι.Become less: P. μειοῦσθαι.Fall on: see fall upon.Fall over, stumble against: P. and V. πταίειν (πρός, dat.).Fall overboard: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν.Fall short: see under Short.Fall to ( one's lot): P. and V. προσγίγνεσθαι (dat.), συμβαίνειν (dat.), λαγχάνειν (dat.) (Plat. but rare P.), V. ἐπιρρέπειν (absol.), P. ἐπιβάλλειν (absol.).Fall to ( in eating). — Ye who hungered before, fall to on the hare: Ar. ἀλλʼ ὦ πρὸ τοῦ πεινῶντες ἐμβάλλεσθε τῶν λαγῴων ( Pax, 1312).Fall to pieces: Ar. and P. διαπίπτειν; see fall away, collapse.Fall to work: P. and V. ἔργου ἔχεσθαι; see address oneself to.Fall on one's knees: Ar. and V. προσπίπτειν (also Xen. but rare P.), V. προσπίτνειν; see under Knee.Attack: P. and V. προσπίπτειν (dat.). εἰσπίπτειν (πρός, acc.), ἐπέχειν (ἐπί, dat.), ἐπέρχεσθαι (dat., rarely acc.), προσβάλλειν (dat.), εἰσβάλλειν (εἰς or πρός, acc.). ἐμπίπτειν (dat.) (Xen., also Ar.), ἐπεισπίπτειν (dat. or acc.) (Xen.), V. ἐφορμᾶν (or pass.) ( dat) (rare P.), P. προσφέρεσθαι (dat.), ἐπιφέρεσθαι (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιτίθεσθαι (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.).Night fell upon the action: P. νὺξ ἐπεγένετο τῷ ἔργῳ (Thuc. 4, 25).——————subs.P. and V. πτῶμα, τό (Plat.), V. πέσημα, τό.In wrestling: P. and V. πάλαισμα, τό.Fall of snow. — It was winter and there was a fall of snow: P. χειμὼν ἦν καὶ ὑπένιφε (Thuc. 4, 103).Fall of the year, autumn: P. μετόπωρον, τό. φθινόπωρον, τό, Ar. and V. ὀπώρα, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fall
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