TUMBLER


Meaning of TUMBLER in English

tum ‧ bler /ˈtʌmblə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: tumble ; ]

[ Sense 1-2: Origin: because it was originally made with a round or pointed bottom ]

1 . a glass with a flat bottom and no handle

2 . ( also tumblerful /-fʊl/ British English ) the amount of liquid that this type of glass can contain

3 . old-fashioned someone who performs special movements such as doing ↑ somersault s (=a jump in which you turn over completely in the air) SYN acrobat

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.