current vs flow

current and flow both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
current	Yes	Yes	No	No
flow	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, flow is a hypernym of current; that is, flow is a word with a broader meaning than current:

Other hypernyms of current include flowing.

As nouns, current and flow are synonyms defined as:

current and flow: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

Other synonyms of current include stream.

current (noun)	flow (noun)
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas	the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
a flow of electricity through a conductor	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
	any uninterrupted stream or discharge
	the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
	the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

current (adjective)	flow (adjective)
occurring in or belonging to the present time

current (verb)	flow (verb)
	undergo menstruation
	cover or swamp with water
	fall or flow in a certain way
	move along, of liquids
	move or progress freely as if in a stream
	cause to flow
	be abundantly present