hat vs don

hat and don both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hat	Yes	No	Yes	No
don	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, don is a hypernym of hat; that is, don is a word with a broader meaning than hat:

Other hypernyms of hat include assume, get into, put on, wear.

hat (noun)	don (noun)
an informal term for a person's role	teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim	the head of an organized crime family

hat (verb)	don (verb)
put on or wear a hat	put clothing on one's body
furnish with a hat