defect vs take flight

defect is a noun but take flight is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defect	Yes	No	Yes	No
take flight	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take flight is a hypernym of defect; that is, take flight 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
take flight: run away quickly

Other hypernyms of defect include flee, fly.

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