soot vs coat

soot and coat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
soot	Yes	No	Yes	No
coat	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, coat is a hypernym of soot; that is, coat is a word with a broader meaning than soot:

Other hypernyms of soot include surface.

soot (noun)	coat (noun)
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink	growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
	an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
	a thin layer covering something

soot (verb)	coat (verb)
coat with soot	cover or provide with a coat
	put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
	form a coat over