run vs ray

run and ray both are nouns.

run and ray both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of run include come, radiate, go deep, go far, underrun.

run (noun)	ray (noun)
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace	cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely	any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team	the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
a regular trip	a column of light (as from a beacon)
a short trip	a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
the act of testing something	a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
an unbroken chronological sequence	(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
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

run (verb)	ray (verb)
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating	expose to radiation
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging	extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
progress by being changed	emit as rays
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

run vs ray

run and ray both are nouns.

run and ray both are verbs.

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