sports implement vs cue

sports implement and cue both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sports implement	Yes	No	No	No
cue	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cue is a hyponym of sports implement; that is, cue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sports implement:

sports implement: an implement used in a sport
cue: sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards

Other hyponyms of sports implement include baton, cue stick, pool cue, pool stick, mallet, pole, racket, racquet.

sports implement (noun)	cue (noun)
an implement used in a sport	sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
	a stimulus that provides information about what to do
	an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
	evidence that helps to solve a problem

sports implement (verb)	cue (verb)
	assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned