- Newsday Crossword
- February 6 2022
- Take a tumble
Take a tumble
We have found the following answers matching the query 'Take a tumble' in our database: For more stats and recent usage scroll down and continue reading. Take a tumble crossword clue was last seen on February 6 2022 in the popular Newsday Crossword.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher | | 99% | TRIP | Take a tumble | Newsday |
Definition
| • | To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See It, 5. |
| • | To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip to Europe. |
| • | To take a quick step, as when in danger of losing one's balance; hence, to make a false; to catch the foot; to lose footing; to stumble. |
| • | Fig.: To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an offense against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake; to fail. |
| • | To cause to stumble, or take a false step; to cause to lose the footing, by striking the feet from under; to cause to fall; to throw off the balance; to supplant; -- often followed by up; as, to trip up a man in wrestling. |
| • | Fig.: To overthrow by depriving of support; to put an obstacle in the way of; to obstruct; to cause to fail. |
| • | To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict. |
| • | To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free. |
| • | To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it. |
| • | To release, let fall, or see free, as a weight or compressed spring, as by removing a latch or detent. |
| • | A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip. |
| • | A brief or rapid journey; an excursion or jaunt. |
| • | A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake. |
| • | A small piece; a morsel; a bit. |
| • | A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing. |
| • | A single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward. |
| • | A herd or flock, as of sheep, goats, etc. |
| • | A troop of men; a host. |
| • | A flock of widgeons. |
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
- LA Times: May 15, 2022
- Newsday: Feb 6, 2022
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