tumbler

1 a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.

2 a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom

3 a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown

4 pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground [syn: roller, tumbler pigeon]

English

Noun

1. One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.
2. A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking.
3. A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for sear point to enter.
4. A drinking glass, without a foot or stem; – so called because originally it had a pointed or convex base, and could not be set down with any liquor in it, thus compelling the drinker to finish his measure.
5. A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.

Related terms

• tumble

Translations

• Hebrew: כוס (kos)

See also

• glass
• pigeon

Tumbler may refer to:

• A part of a lock whose position must be changed by a key in order to release the bolt (see also: pin tumbler lock, tubular pin tumbler lock, and disc tumbler lock)
• Flat-bottomed glassware and drinkware without a handle, foot, or stem (see also shot glass and old fashioned glass)
• A machine for smoothing or polishing the surface of a solid material (see Tumble polishing)
• A type of toy that can tumble over and then straighten up by itself
• An acrobat
• The button on top of a chess clock
• The pupal stage of a mosquito
• The Tumbler, a tank-like vehicle constructed for the movie Batman Begins
• Tumbler, A fictional human supervillain and enemy of Captain America
• Tumble dryer (clothes dryer)
• Tumbler (pigeon), a pigeon breed known for their particular flight pattern
• Tumblers, unique addresses of bits in text
• Nickname for 43rd U.S. president George W. Bush used by the United States Secret Service

See also

• Tumble

acrobat, aerialist, bareback rider, circus artist, clown, contortionist, equestrian director, equilibrist, flier, funambulist, gymnast, high wire artist, high-wire artist, juggler, lion tamer, palaestrian, pancratiast, ringmaster, ropewalker, slack-rope artist, snake charmer, sword swallower, tightrope walker, trapeze artist, weightlifter