trip vs tumble

trip and tumble both are nouns.

trip and tumble both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trip	Yes	No	Yes	No
tumble	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tumble is a hyponym of trip; that is, tumble is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trip:

trip: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
tumble: a sudden drop from an upright position

Other hyponyms of trip include fall, spill.

trip (noun)	tumble (noun)
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)	an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder	a sudden drop from an upright position
a light or nimble tread
a catch mechanism that acts as a switch
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
an exciting or stimulating experience
a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs

trip (verb)	tumble (verb)
get high, stoned, or drugged	do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
put in motion or move to act	fall suddenly and sharply
miss a step and fall or nearly fall	suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
cause to stumble	put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
make a trip for pleasure	understand, usually after some initial difficulty
	throw together in a confused mass
	fall down, as if collapsing
	fall apart
	roll over and over, back and forth
	cause to topple or tumble by pushing
	fly around

Difference between trip and tumble

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