What does tumble down mean?
Tumble down means In disrepair; poorly maintained..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
In disrepair; poorly maintained..
They lived in a tumbledown shack on the edge of the woods.
The cab pulled up in front of a tumbledown cheap ‘villa’ in an unfinished cheap neighbourhood, — the whole place a living monument of the defeat of the speculative builder.
Some distance north of both stations was a rather small and tumbledown shed for Great Central engines, and there was generally one or more goods tank engines outside it, painted black and lined out in red.
Use tumble down when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tumble down means In disrepair; poorly maintained..
Common synonyms include ramshackle.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
They lived in a tumbledown shack on the edge of the woods.
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