break vs fall

break and fall both are nouns.

break and fall both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
break	Yes	No	Yes	No
fall	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fall is a hypernym of break; that is, fall is a word with a broader meaning than break:

break: diminish or discontinue abruptly
fall: decrease in size, extent, or range

Other hypernyms of break include decrease, diminish, lessen.

As verbs, fall is a hypernym of break; that is, fall is a word with a broader meaning than break:

break: fall sharply
fall: decrease in size, extent, or range

Other hypernyms of break include decrease, diminish, lessen.

break (noun)	fall (noun)
the act of breaking something	a sudden drop from an upright position
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity	the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
a sudden dash	a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool	a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
an escape from jail	a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
a pause from doing something (as work)	a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare	when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving	a movement downward
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity	a downward slope or bend
an unexpected piece of good luck	the season when the leaves fall from the trees
the occurrence of breaking	the time of day immediately following sunset
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

break (verb)	fall (verb)
fracture a bone of	occur at a specified time or place
weaken or destroy in spirit or body	decrease in size, extent, or range
diminish or discontinue abruptly	pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
become separated into pieces or fragments	be born, used chiefly of lambs
happen	come out; issue
prevent completion	assume a disappointed or sad expression
terminate or end	begin vigorously
come into being	come as if by falling
stop operating or functioning	be cast down
render inoperable or ineffective	go as if by falling
crack; of the male voice in puberty	fall or flow in a certain way
fall sharply	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
lessen in force or effect	move in a specified direction
destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments	descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
make submissive, obedient, or useful	slope downward
be broken in	drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another	lose an upright position suddenly
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only	to be given by assignment or distribution
find the solution or key to	be captured
find a flaw in	fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	come into the possession of
cease an action temporarily	to be given by right or inheritance
be released or become known; of news	be inherited by
undergo breaking	lose office or power
interrupt the flow of current in	yield to temptation or sin
surpass in excellence	suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
go to pieces	lose one's chastity
ruin completely	die, as in battle or in a hunt
separate from a clinch, in boxing	be due
break a piece from a whole	come under, be classified or included
pierce or penetrate	touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
destroy the completeness of a set of related items	fall from clouds
exchange for smaller units of money
become punctured or penetrated
make the opening shot that scatters the balls
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
do a break dance
curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
move away or escape suddenly
scatter or part
emerge from the surface of a body of water
make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
break down, literally or metaphorically
change directions suddenly
reduce to bankruptcy
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
interrupt a continued activity
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
cause the failure or ruin of
invalidate by judicial action
enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
happen or take place
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
give up
cause to give up a habit
vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
come forth or begin from a state of latency
come to an end

break vs fall

break and fall both are nouns.

break and fall both are verbs.

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