fish vs hake

fish and hake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fish	Yes	No	Yes	No
hake	Yes	No	No	No

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

fish (noun)	hake (noun)
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills	any of several marine food fishes related to cod
the flesh of fish used as food	the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod

fish (verb)	hake (verb)
catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
seek indirectly