covering vs paving

covering and paving both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
covering	Yes	No	No	No
paving	Yes	No	No	No

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

covering (noun)	paving (noun)
the act of protecting something by covering it	the act of applying paving materials to an area
the work of applying something	the paved surface of a thoroughfare
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it	material used to pave an area
an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
a natural object that covers or envelops