cocktail sauce vs sauce

cocktail sauce and sauce both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cocktail sauce	Yes	No	No	No
sauce	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sauce is a hypernym of cocktail sauce; that is, sauce is a word with a broader meaning than cocktail sauce:

cocktail sauce: usually catsup with horseradish and lemon juice
sauce: flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food

cocktail sauce (noun)	sauce (noun)
usually catsup with horseradish and lemon juice	flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food

cocktail sauce (verb)	sauce (verb)
	add zest or flavor to, make more interesting
	dress (food) with a relish
	behave saucily or impudently towards