tumble vs roll

tumble and roll both are nouns.

tumble and roll both are verbs.

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

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

tumble: do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
roll: execute a roll, in tumbling

tumble (noun)	roll (noun)
an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end	a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
a sudden drop from an upright position	the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
	the act of throwing dice
	walking with a swaying gait
	anything rolled up in cylindrical form
	photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
	a list of names
	a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
	a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
	a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
	rotary motion of an object around its own axis
	the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
	small rounded bread either plain or sweet
	a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

tumble (verb)	roll (verb)
do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully	execute a roll, in tumbling
fall suddenly and sharply	take the shape of a roll or cylinder
suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat	show certain properties when being rolled
put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying	boil vigorously
understand, usually after some initial difficulty	shape by rolling
throw together in a confused mass	pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
fall down, as if collapsing	arrange or coil around
fall apart	begin operating or running
roll over and over, back and forth	flatten or spread with a roller
cause to topple or tumble by pushing	move by turning over or rotating
fly around	move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
	cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
	move, rock, or sway from side to side
	emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
	sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
	occur in soft rounded shapes

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