fly vs break away

break away vs fly

fly is a noun but break away is not a noun.

fly is an adjective but break away is not an adjective.

fly and break away both are verbs.

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

As verbs, break away is a hypernym of fly; that is, break away is a word with a broader meaning than fly:

fly: run away quickly
break away: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

Other hypernyms of fly include bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail.

fly (noun)	break away (noun)
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
two-winged insects characterized by active flight
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

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

fly (verb)	break away (verb)
decrease rapidly and disappear	break off (a piece from a whole)
change quickly from one emotional state to another	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
transport by aeroplane	move away or escape suddenly
hit a fly	withdraw from an organization or communion
travel through the air; be airborne	interrupt a continued activity
operate an airplane
move quickly or suddenly
run away quickly
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
travel in an airplane
pass away rapidly
cause to fly or float
be dispersed or disseminated
display in the air or cause to float

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