saw logs vs respire

saw logs and respire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saw logs	No	No	Yes	No
respire	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, respire is a hypernym of saw logs; that is, respire is a word with a broader meaning than saw logs:

Other hypernyms of saw logs include breathe, suspire, take a breath.

saw logs (verb)	respire (verb)
breathe noisily during one's sleep	draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
	undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
	breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety