return vs run

return and run both are nouns.

return and run both are verbs.

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

As nouns, run is a hypernym of return; that is, run is a word with a broader meaning than return:

return: (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
run: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

Other hypernyms of return include running, running game, running play.

return (noun)	run (noun)
the act of going back to a prior location	the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
a coming to or returning home	a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
getting something back again	(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player	a regular trip
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble	a short trip
a reciprocal group action	the act of testing something
the act of someone appearing again	an unbroken chronological sequence
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed	the pouring forth of a fluid
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability	a row of unravelled stitches
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)	a race run on foot
happening again (especially at regular intervals)	a race between candidates for elective office
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction	an unbroken series of events
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property	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

return (verb)	run (verb)
go back to a previous state	reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
be restored	come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
go back to something earlier	progress by being changed
answer back	change from one state to another
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority	become undone
pass down	cause to perform
make a return	compete in a race
give or supply	pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before	run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
return to a previous position; in mathematics	perform as expected when applied
bring back to the point of departure	pass over, across, or through
pay back	be operating, running or functioning
return in kind	conduct to completion
give back	cause to emit recorded audio or video
be inherited by	include as the content; broadcast or publicize
elect again	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

return vs run

return and run both are nouns.

return and run both are verbs.

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