tumble vs summersault

summersault vs tumble

tumble and summersault both are nouns.

tumble is a verb but summersault is not a verb.

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

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

tumble: an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
summersault: an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

Other hyponyms of tumble include flip, somersault, somersaulting, somerset, summerset.

tumble (noun)	summersault (noun)
an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end	an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
a sudden drop from an upright position

tumble (verb)	summersault (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

Difference between tumble and summersault

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