tumble vs trip

tumble and trip both are nouns.

tumble and trip both are verbs.

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

As nouns, trip is a hypernym of tumble; that is, trip is a word with a broader meaning than tumble:

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

Other hypernyms of tumble include slip.

tumble (noun)	trip (noun)
an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end	a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
a sudden drop from an upright position	an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
	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

tumble (verb)	trip (verb)
do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully	get high, stoned, or drugged
fall suddenly and sharply	put in motion or move to act
suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat	miss a step and fall or nearly fall
put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying	cause to stumble
understand, usually after some initial difficulty	make a trip for pleasure
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 trip

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