tumble vs go down

go down vs tumble

tumble is a noun but go down is not a noun.

tumble and go down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tumble	Yes	No	Yes	No
go down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, go down is a hypernym of tumble; that is, go down is a word with a broader meaning than tumble:

tumble: fall down, as if collapsing
go down: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

Other hypernyms of tumble include come down, descend, fall.

tumble (noun)	go down (noun)
an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
a sudden drop from an upright position

tumble (verb)	go down (verb)
do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully	grow smaller
fall suddenly and sharply	stop operating
suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat	be defeated
put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying	be ingested
understand, usually after some initial difficulty	go under
throw together in a confused mass	disappear beyond the horizon
fall down, as if collapsing	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
fall apart	be recorded or remembered
roll over and over, back and forth
cause to topple or tumble by pushing
fly around

Difference between tumble and go down

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