comb vs heckle

comb and heckle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
comb	Yes	No	Yes	No
heckle	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of comb include hatchel.

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

Other hyponyms of comb include roach, currycomb, hackle, hatchel.

comb (noun)	heckle (noun)
the act of drawing a comb through hair	a comb for separating flax fibers
ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
any of several tools for straightening fibers

comb (verb)	heckle (verb)
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb	challenge aggressively
search thoroughly	comb with a heckle
straighten with a comb