he fell off the bike

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Hi,

He fell off the bike.

Is there any other verb which can be used in place of "fell"?
 
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tumbled
 
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If the bike, for example, hit a big stone, you could say "He was thrown off/from his bike".
 
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Which preposition is used with the verb "tumble"?
 
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In BrE at least, please don't use "off of"!
 
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