tumbler
tuhmb ler
- n a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
- n a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
- n a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown
- n pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
- Everywhere you look from cashmere sweaters to crystal cocktail tumblers merchandise is inscribed with preppy-style monograms.
- The nationwide drive for flexible athletes has produced soaring results for China's women's team: tumblers-turned-aerialists Guo and Xu Nannan, both 20 years old, each rank in the .
- Soon he is hurling a glass of booze (poured into a tumbler decorated with a Capp-created Shmoo) at one of the peons who turns out his strip Big Abe on the assembly line.