fly vs break

fly and break both are nouns.

fly is an adjective but break is not an adjective.

fly and break both are verbs.

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

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

fly: run away quickly
break: make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing

Other hyponyms of fly include stampede, abscond, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, make off, run off, elope, run off, break loose, escape, get away, high-tail, hightail, defect, desert.

fly (noun)	break (noun)
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air	the act of breaking something
two-winged insects characterized by active flight	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth	a sudden dash
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent	the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect	an escape from jail
	a pause from doing something (as work)
	any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
	(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
	some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
	an unexpected piece of good luck
	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

fly (adjective)	break (adjective)
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

fly (verb)	break (verb)
decrease rapidly and disappear	fracture a bone of
change quickly from one emotional state to another	weaken or destroy in spirit or body
transport by aeroplane	diminish or discontinue abruptly
hit a fly	become separated into pieces or fragments
travel through the air; be airborne	happen
operate an airplane	prevent completion
move quickly or suddenly	terminate or end
run away quickly	come into being
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft	stop operating or functioning
travel in an airplane	render inoperable or ineffective
pass away rapidly	crack; of the male voice in puberty
cause to fly or float	fall sharply
be dispersed or disseminated	lessen in force or effect
display in the air or cause to float	destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
	make submissive, obedient, or useful
	be broken in
	change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
	become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
	find the solution or key to
	find a flaw in
	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
	cease an action temporarily
	be released or become known; of news
	undergo breaking
	interrupt the flow of current in
	surpass in excellence
	go to pieces
	ruin completely
	separate from a clinch, in boxing
	break a piece from a whole
	pierce or penetrate
	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

fly vs break

fly and break both are nouns.

fly is an adjective but break is not an adjective.

fly and break both are verbs.

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