hover vs eclipse

hover is not a noun while eclipse is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hover	No	No	Yes	No
eclipse	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of hover include dominate, overshadow.

hover (noun)	eclipse (noun)
	one celestial body obscures another

hover (verb)	eclipse (verb)
hang in the air; fly or be suspended above	cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity	be greater in significance than
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing