sheep vs tup

sheep and tup both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sheep	Yes	No	No	No
tup	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tup is a hyponym of sheep; that is, tup is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sheep:

Other hyponyms of sheep include ewe, ram, wether, black sheep, domestic sheep, Ovis aries.

sheep (noun)	tup (noun)
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat	uncastrated adult male sheep
a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision
a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon