hire vs subcontract

hire and subcontract both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hire	Yes	No	Yes	No
subcontract	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of hire include featherbed, fill, engage, ship, contract, sign, sign on, sign up, rat, farm out, job.

hire (noun)	subcontract (noun)
the act of hiring something or someone	a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
a newly hired employee

hire (verb)	subcontract (verb)
engage for service under a term of contract	work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract
engage or hire for work	arranged for contracted work to be done by others
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services