get across vs ford

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

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

As verbs, ford is a hyponym of get across; that is, ford is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get across:

Other hyponyms of get across include tramp, walk, crisscross, bridge, jaywalk, drive, take, course, hop.

get across (noun)	ford (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

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