boat vs canoe

boat and canoe both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
boat	Yes	No	Yes	No
canoe	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of boat include motorboat, yacht, sail, row, kayak, paddle.

boat (noun)	canoe (noun)
a small vessel for travel on water	small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

boat (verb)	canoe (verb)
ride in a boat on water	travel by canoe