defect vs flee

defect is a noun but flee is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defect	Yes	No	Yes	No
flee	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, flee is a hypernym of defect; that is, flee is a word with a broader meaning than defect:

defect: desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
flee: run away quickly

Other hypernyms of defect include fly, take flight.

defect (noun)	flee (noun)
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
a failing or deficiency
an imperfection in an object or machine
an imperfection in a bodily system

defect (verb)	flee (verb)
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army	run away quickly