Crash
Crash verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.
Usage example: sales of that digital camera have crashed since the competing version came out
Tumble is a synonym for crash in fall topic. In some cases you can use "Tumble" instead the word "Crash" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like decline, sink.
Tumble
Tumble verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.
Usage example: the infant stood for a moment and then tumbled on the carpet
Crash is a synonym for tumble in decline topic. You can use "Crash" instead the word "Tumble" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as sink. informal substitute
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good crash | good tumble |
| simple | simple crash | simple tumble |
| nasty | nasty crash | nasty tumble |
| big | big crash | big tumble |
| Other adjectives: spectacular, minor, apparent, fatal, accidental, ensuing. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In New Moon, early on when Jacob is fighting another werewolf over Bella, they tumble into the nearby woods, where they crash into the camera tripod and knock it over, screwing up the focus and filming everything sideways for a moment.
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Staircase Tumble: A particularly funny one in "I Think His Name is Baxter Stockman." Leo insists to his brothers that, as ninja, they "move swiftly and silently"... and then proceeds to crash through a skylight, run into a beehive, and then loudly tumble down a fire escape to the streets below.
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In Grand Theft Auto V, Jack sets up a majestic bike jump off a ramp and down a mountainside... only to miss the ramp entirely, crash headfirst into rocks (luckily, he ensured that Michael wore a helmet), and take a prolonged and fatal tumble.
Source: Lets Play / JackSepticEye
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