ford vs get across

ford is a noun but get across is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ford	Yes	No	Yes	No
get across	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, get across is a hypernym of ford; that is, get across is a word with a broader meaning than ford:

Other hypernyms of ford include cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get over, pass over, track, traverse.

ford (noun)	get across (noun)
the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

ford (verb)	get across (verb)
cross a river where it's shallow	become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
	communicate successfully
	travel across or pass over