tumble vs pratfall
pratfall vs tumbletumble and pratfall both are nouns.
tumble is a verb but pratfall is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tumble | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| pratfall | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
pratfall is a hyponym of
tumble; that is, pratfall is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
tumble:
- tumble: a sudden drop from an upright position
- pratfall: a fall onto your buttocks
Other hyponyms of tumble include
wipeout.
| tumble (noun) | pratfall (noun) |
|---|---|
| an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end | an embarrassing mistake |
| a sudden drop from an upright position | a fall onto your buttocks |
| tumble (verb) | pratfall (verb) |
|---|---|
| do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully | |
| fall suddenly and sharply | |
| suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat | |
| put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying | |
| 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 |
Words related to "tumble"
- acrobatic feat
- acrobatic stunt
- apprehend
- break down
- catch on
- change integrity
- collapse
- come down
- compass
- comprehend
- cotton on
- crumble
- crumple
- decline
- descend
- dig
- drop
- exercise
- fall
- flip
- force
- get it
- get onto
- get the picture
- get wise
- go down
- grasp
- grok
- jumble
- keel over
- latch on
- move
- pratfall
- push
- roll
- roll over
- savvy
- scramble
- slip
- somersault
- somersaulting
- somerset
- spill
- summersault
- summerset
- throw together
- tip
- topple
- toss
- trip
- tumbler
- tumbling
- twig
- whirl
- whirl around
- wipeout
- work out
- worsen
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