run vs break

run and break both are nouns.

run and break both are verbs.

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

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

run: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
break: become separated into pieces or fragments

Other hypernyms of run include come apart, fall apart, separate, split up.

run (noun)	break (noun)
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace	the act of breaking something
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team	a sudden dash
a regular trip	the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
a short trip	an escape from jail
the act of testing something	a pause from doing something (as work)
an unbroken chronological sequence	any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
the pouring forth of a fluid	(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
a row of unravelled stitches	some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
a race run on foot	an unexpected piece of good luck
a race between candidates for elective office	the occurrence of breaking
an unbroken series of events	a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
a small stream	an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
unrestricted freedom to use	breaking of hard tissue such as bone
the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation	a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

run (verb)	break (verb)
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating	fracture a bone of
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging	weaken or destroy in spirit or body
progress by being changed	diminish or discontinue abruptly
change from one state to another	become separated into pieces or fragments
become undone	happen
cause to perform	prevent completion
compete in a race	terminate or end
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)	come into being
run, stand, or compete for an office or a position	stop operating or functioning
perform as expected when applied	render inoperable or ineffective
pass over, across, or through	crack; of the male voice in puberty
be operating, running or functioning	fall sharply
conduct to completion	lessen in force or effect
cause to emit recorded audio or video	destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
include as the content; broadcast or publicize	make submissive, obedient, or useful
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time	be broken in
move along, of liquids	change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
keep company	become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
sail before the wind	find the solution or key to
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run	find a flaw in
cover by running; run a certain distance	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
run with the ball; in such sports as football	cease an action temporarily
be diffused	be released or become known; of news
travel a route regularly	undergo breaking
cause an animal to move fast	interrupt the flow of current in
move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way	surpass in excellence
travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means	go to pieces
deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor	ruin completely
carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine	separate from a clinch, in boxing
make without a miss	break a piece from a whole
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.	pierce or penetrate
set animals loose to graze	destroy the completeness of a set of related items
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point	exchange for smaller units of money
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined	become punctured or penetrated
be affected by; be subjected to	make the opening shot that scatters the balls
continue to exist	force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
have a particular form	do a break dance
extend or continue for a certain period of time	curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
occur persistently	move away or escape suddenly
change or be different within limits	scatter or part
cause something to pass or lead somewhere	emerge from the surface of a body of water
	make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
	break down, literally or metaphorically
	change directions suddenly
	reduce to bankruptcy
	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
	interrupt a continued activity
	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
	cause the failure or ruin of
	invalidate by judicial action
	enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
	happen or take place
	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
	give up
	cause to give up a habit
	vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
	come forth or begin from a state of latency
	come to an end

run vs break

run and break both are nouns.

run and break both are verbs.

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