chair vs fighting chair

fighting chair vs chair

chair and fighting chair both are nouns.

chair is a verb but fighting chair is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chair	Yes	No	Yes	No
fighting chair	Yes	No	No	No

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

chair: a seat for one person, with a support for the back
fighting chair: a fixed chair from which a saltwater angler can fight a hooked fish

Other hyponyms of chair include armchair, barber chair, chair of state, chaise, chaise longue, daybed, Eames chair, folding chair, feeding chair, highchair, ladder-back, ladder-back chair, garden chair, lawn chair, rocker, rocking chair, side chair, straight chair, swivel chair, tablet-armed chair, wheelchair, dental chair, voyeuse.

chair (noun)	fighting chair (noun)
the position of professor	a fixed chair from which a saltwater angler can fight a hooked fish
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
a particular seat in an orchestra
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

chair (verb)	fighting chair (verb)
preside over
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

Difference between chair and fighting chair

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