return vs fall

return and fall both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
return	Yes	No	Yes	No
fall	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, return and fall are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of return include devolve, pass.

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

Other hyponyms of return include light.

return (noun)	fall (noun)
the act of going back to a prior location	a sudden drop from an upright position
a coming to or returning home	the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
getting something back again	a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player	a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble	a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
a reciprocal group action	a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
the act of someone appearing again	when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed	a movement downward
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability	a downward slope or bend
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)	the season when the leaves fall from the trees
happening again (especially at regular intervals)	the time of day immediately following sunset
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

return (verb)	fall (verb)
go back to a previous state	occur at a specified time or place
be restored	decrease in size, extent, or range
go back to something earlier	pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
answer back	be born, used chiefly of lambs
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority	come out; issue
pass down	assume a disappointed or sad expression
make a return	begin vigorously
give or supply	come as if by falling
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before	be cast down
return to a previous position; in mathematics	go as if by falling
bring back to the point of departure	fall or flow in a certain way
pay back	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
return in kind	move in a specified direction
give back	descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
be inherited by	slope downward
elect again	drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
	lose an upright position suddenly
	to be given by assignment or distribution
	be captured
	fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
	come into the possession of
	to be given by right or inheritance
	be inherited by
	lose office or power
	yield to temptation or sin
	suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
	lose one's chastity
	die, as in battle or in a hunt
	be due
	come under, be classified or included
	touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
	fall from clouds