honk vs eliminate

honk is a noun but eliminate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
honk	Yes	No	Yes	No
eliminate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, eliminate is a hypernym of honk; that is, eliminate is a word with a broader meaning than honk:

Other hypernyms of honk include egest, excrete, pass.

honk (noun)	eliminate (noun)
the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)

honk (verb)	eliminate (verb)
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth	eliminate from the body
cry like a goose	kill in large numbers
use the horn of a car	terminate, end, or take out
make a strident noise	remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
	dismiss from consideration or a contest
	remove from a contest or race
	get rid of something