run vs return

run and return both are nouns.

run and return both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of run include draw, draw play, end run, sweep, reverse, rush, rushing.

run (noun)	return (noun)
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace	the act of going back to a prior location
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely	a coming to or returning home
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team	getting something back again
a regular trip	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
a short trip	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
the act of testing something	a reciprocal group action
an unbroken chronological sequence	the act of someone appearing again
the pouring forth of a fluid	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
a row of unravelled stitches	document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
a race run on foot	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
a race between candidates for elective office	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
an unbroken series of events	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
a small stream	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
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)	return (verb)
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating	go back to a previous state
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging	be restored
progress by being changed	go back to something earlier
change from one state to another	answer back
become undone	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
cause to perform	pass down
compete in a race	make a return
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)	give or supply
run, stand, or compete for an office or a position	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
perform as expected when applied	return to a previous position; in mathematics
pass over, across, or through	bring back to the point of departure
be operating, running or functioning	pay back
conduct to completion	return in kind
cause to emit recorded audio or video	give back
include as the content; broadcast or publicize	be inherited by
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time	elect again
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 return

run and return both are nouns.

run and return both are verbs.

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