wipeout vs tumble

tumble vs wipeout

wipeout and tumble both are nouns.

wipeout is not a verb while tumble is a verb.

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

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

wipeout: a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)
tumble: a sudden drop from an upright position

Other hypernyms of wipeout include fall, spill.

wipeout (noun)	tumble (noun)
a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)	an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
an event that completely destroys something	a sudden drop from an upright position

wipeout (verb)	tumble (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 wipeout and tumble

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