gait vs rate

gait and rate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gait	Yes	No	No	No
rate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, rate is a hypernym of gait; that is, rate is a word with a broader meaning than gait:

gait (noun)	rate (noun)
a person's manner of walking	the relative speed of progress or change
a horse's manner of moving	amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)	a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
	a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

gait (verb)	rate (verb)
	assign a rank or rating to
	estimate the value of
	be worthy of or have a certain rating