phrase vs ask

phrase is a noun but ask is not a noun.

phrase and ask both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
phrase	Yes	No	Yes	No
ask	No	No	Yes	No

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

phrase: put into words or an expression
ask: direct or put; seek an answer to

Other hyponyms of phrase include lexicalise, lexicalize, dogmatise, dogmatize, formularise, formularize, cast, couch, frame, put, redact.

phrase (noun)	ask (noun)
dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
a short musical passage
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

phrase (verb)	ask (verb)
put into words or an expression	make a request or demand for something to somebody
divide, combine, or mark into phrases	direct or put; seek an answer to
	address a question to and expect an answer from
	consider obligatory; request and expect
	require or ask for as a price or condition
	make a date
	require as useful, just, or proper

Difference between phrase and ask

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