gun vs flak

gun and flak both are nouns.

gun is a verb but flak is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gun	Yes	No	Yes	No
flak	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flak is a hyponym of gun; that is, flak is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gun:

gun: a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
flak: artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes

Other hyponyms of gun include air gun, air rifle, airgun, ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flack, pom-pom, breechloader, cannon, cannon, firearm, piece, small-arm, gas gun, minute gun, Quaker gun, set gun, spring gun, whaling gun.

gun (noun)	flak (noun)
the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies	artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)	intense adverse criticism
large but transportable armament	a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine
a pedal that controls the throttle valve
a professional killer who uses a gun
a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)

gun (verb)	flak (verb)
shoot with a gun

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