flag vs fall

flag and fall both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of flag include decrease, diminish, lessen.

flag (noun)	fall (noun)
a conspicuously marked or shaped tail	a sudden drop from an upright position
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design	the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones	a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green	a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device	a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.	a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals	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

flag (verb)	fall (verb)
provide with a flag	occur at a specified time or place
become less intense	decrease in size, extent, or range
communicate or signal with a flag	pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
decorate with flags	be born, used chiefly of lambs
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness	come out; issue
	assume a disappointed or sad expression
	begin vigorously
	come as if by falling
	be cast down
	go as if by falling
	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