tumbler
/ˈtʌmblə(r)/noun
1
- a drinking glass with straight sides and no handle or stem平底酒杯(边面平直, 无柄无脚)。
- ORIGIN: formerly having a rounded bottom so as not to stand upright.
2
- an acrobat, especially one who performs somersaults(尤指翻跟头的)杂技演员。
2.1
- a pigeon of a breed that repeatedly turns over backwards in flight翻头鸽。
3
- (亦作tumbler-dryer)another term for TUMBLE-DRYER.
4
- a pivoted piece in a lock that holds the bolt until lifted by a key(锁的)制栓。
4.1
- a notched pivoted plate in a gunlock枪机机心。
5
- an electrical switch worked by pushing a small sprung lever拨动式开关。
6
- another term for TUMBLING BARREL.
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