running vs return

return vs running

running and return both are nouns.

running is an adjective but return is not an adjective.

running is not a verb while return is a verb.

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

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

running: (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 running include draw, draw play, end run, sweep, reverse, rush, rushing.

running (noun)	return (noun)
the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track	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
the act of administering or being in charge of something	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
the state of being in operation	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
	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

running (adjective)	return (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

running (verb)	return (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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