fail vs fall

fail is not a noun while fall is a noun.

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

As verbs, fall is a hyponym of fail; that is, fall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fail:

fail (noun)	fall (noun)
	a sudden drop from an upright position
	the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
	a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
	a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
	a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
	a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
	when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
	a movement downward
	a downward slope or bend
	the season when the leaves fall from the trees
	the time of day immediately following sunset

fail (verb)	fall (verb)
stop operating or functioning	occur at a specified time or place
deteriorate	decrease in size, extent, or range
prove insufficient	pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake	be born, used chiefly of lambs
become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close	come out; issue
be unsuccessful	assume a disappointed or sad expression
fail to get a passing grade	begin vigorously
fail to do something; leave something undone	come as if by falling
judge unacceptable	be cast down
be unable	go as if by falling
fall short in what is expected	fall or flow in a certain way
	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
	move in a specified direction
	descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
	slope downward
	drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
	lose an upright position suddenly
	to be given by assignment or distribution
	be captured
	fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
	come into the possession of
	to be given by right or inheritance
	be inherited by
	lose office or power
	yield to temptation or sin
	suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
	lose one's chastity
	die, as in battle or in a hunt
	be due
	come under, be classified or included
	touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
	fall from clouds