fall vs reduce

fall is a noun but reduce is not a noun.

fall and reduce both are verbs.

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

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

fall: decrease in size, extent, or range
reduce: be cooked until very little liquid is left

Other hyponyms of fall include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, 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)	reduce (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

fall (verb)	reduce (verb)
occur at a specified time or place	take off weight
decrease in size, extent, or range	cut down on; make a reduction in
pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind	narrow or limit
be born, used chiefly of lambs	cook until very little liquid is left
come out; issue	to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
assume a disappointed or sad expression	make smaller
begin vigorously	reduce in size; reduce physically
come as if by falling	make less complex
be cast down	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
go as if by falling	lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
fall or flow in a certain way	be cooked until very little liquid is left
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way	be the essential element
move in a specified direction	destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity	undergo meiosis
slope downward	reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
drop oneself to a lower or less erect position	lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
lose an upright position suddenly	lessen and make more modest
to be given by assignment or distribution	simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
be captured	bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed	put down by force or intimidation
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

fall vs reduce

fall is a noun but reduce is not a noun.

fall and reduce both are verbs.

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