fall vs return

fall and return both are nouns.

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

As verbs, return is a hypernym of fall; that is, return is a word with a broader meaning than fall:

Other hypernyms of fall include devolve, fall, pass.

As verbs, fall and return are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of fall include devolve, pass.

fall (noun)	return (noun)
a sudden drop from an upright position	the act of going back to a prior location
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)	a coming to or returning home
a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity	getting something back again
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance	a reciprocal group action
when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat	the act of someone appearing again
a movement downward	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
a downward slope or bend	document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
the season when the leaves fall from the trees	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
the time of day immediately following sunset	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

fall (verb)	return (verb)
occur at a specified time or place	go back to a previous state
decrease in size, extent, or range	be restored
pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind	go back to something earlier
be born, used chiefly of lambs	answer back
come out; issue	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
assume a disappointed or sad expression	pass down
begin vigorously	make a return
come as if by falling	give or supply
be cast down	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
go as if by falling	return to a previous position; in mathematics
fall or flow in a certain way	bring back to the point of departure
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way	pay back
move in a specified direction	return in kind
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity	give back
slope downward	be inherited by
drop oneself to a lower or less erect position	elect again
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