fall vs break

fall and break both are nouns.

fall and break both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of fall include shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.

fall (noun)	break (noun)
a sudden drop from an upright position	the act of breaking something
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity	a sudden dash
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity	the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity	an escape from jail
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance	a pause from doing something (as work)
when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat	any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
a movement downward	(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
a downward slope or bend	some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
the season when the leaves fall from the trees	an unexpected piece of good luck
the time of day immediately following sunset	the occurrence of breaking
	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

fall (verb)	break (verb)
occur at a specified time or place	fracture a bone of
decrease in size, extent, or range	weaken or destroy in spirit or body
pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind	diminish or discontinue abruptly
be born, used chiefly of lambs	become separated into pieces or fragments
come out; issue	happen
assume a disappointed or sad expression	prevent completion
begin vigorously	terminate or end
come as if by falling	come into being
be cast down	stop operating or functioning
go as if by falling	render inoperable or ineffective
fall or flow in a certain way	crack; of the male voice in puberty
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way	fall sharply
move in a specified direction	lessen in force or effect
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity	destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
slope downward	make submissive, obedient, or useful
drop oneself to a lower or less erect position	be broken in
lose an upright position suddenly	change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
to be given by assignment or distribution	become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
be captured	find the solution or key to
fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed	find a flaw in
come into the possession of	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
to be given by right or inheritance	cease an action temporarily
be inherited by	be released or become known; of news
lose office or power	undergo breaking
yield to temptation or sin	interrupt the flow of current in
suffer defeat, failure, or ruin	surpass in excellence
lose one's chastity	go to pieces
die, as in battle or in a hunt	ruin completely
be due	separate from a clinch, in boxing
come under, be classified or included	break a piece from a whole
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly	pierce or penetrate
fall from clouds	destroy the completeness of a set of related items
	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

fall vs break

fall and break both are nouns.

fall and break both are verbs.

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