return vs running

running vs return

return and running both are nouns.

return is not an adjective while running is an adjective.

return is a verb but running is not a verb.

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

As nouns, running is a hypernym of return; that is, running 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
running: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

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

return (noun)	running (noun)
the act of going back to a prior location	the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
a coming to or returning home	the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
getting something back again	the act of administering or being in charge of something
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player	(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble	the state of being in operation
a reciprocal group action
the act of someone appearing again
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
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 (adjective)	running (adjective)
	of advancing the ball by running
	executed or initiated by running
	(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
	continually repeated over a period of time
	(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
	measured lengthwise

return (verb)	running (verb)
go back to a previous state
be restored
go back to something earlier
answer back
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
pass down
make a return
give or supply
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
return to a previous position; in mathematics
bring back to the point of departure
pay back
return in kind
give back
be inherited by
elect again

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