ray vs run

ray and run both are nouns.

ray and run both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ray	Yes	No	Yes	No
run	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, run is a hypernym of ray; that is, run is a word with a broader meaning than ray:

ray: extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
run: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

Other hypernyms of ray include extend, go, lead, pass.

ray (noun)	run (noun)
cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins	the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish	a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization	(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
a column of light (as from a beacon)	a regular trip
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation	a short trip
a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence	the act of testing something
(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point	an unbroken chronological sequence
	the pouring forth of a fluid
	a row of unravelled stitches
	a race run on foot
	a race between candidates for elective office
	an unbroken series of events
	a small stream
	the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
	unrestricted freedom to use
	the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation

ray (verb)	run (verb)
expose to radiation	reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center	come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
emit as rays	progress by being changed
	change from one state to another
	become undone
	cause to perform
	compete in a race
	pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
	run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
	perform as expected when applied
	pass over, across, or through
	be operating, running or functioning
	conduct to completion
	cause to emit recorded audio or video
	include as the content; broadcast or publicize
	move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
	move along, of liquids
	keep company
	sail before the wind
	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
	cover by running; run a certain distance
	run with the ball; in such sports as football
	be diffused
	travel a route regularly
	cause an animal to move fast
	move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
	travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
	deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
	carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
	make without a miss
	direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
	set animals loose to graze
	stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
	have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
	be affected by; be subjected to
	continue to exist
	have a particular form
	extend or continue for a certain period of time
	occur persistently
	change or be different within limits
	cause something to pass or lead somewhere

ray vs run

ray and run both are nouns.

ray and run both are verbs.

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