overshadow vs hover

overshadow and hover both are verbs.

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

As verbs, hover is a hypernym of overshadow; that is, hover is a word with a broader meaning than overshadow:

Other hypernyms of overshadow include brood, bulk large, loom.

overshadow (verb)	hover (verb)
cast a shadow upon	hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
be greater in significance than	be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
make appear small by comparison	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