subcontract vs hire

subcontract and hire both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
subcontract	Yes	No	Yes	No
hire	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hire is a hypernym of subcontract; that is, hire is a word with a broader meaning than subcontract:

Other hypernyms of subcontract include employ, engage.

subcontract (noun)	hire (noun)
a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract	the act of hiring something or someone
	a newly hired employee

subcontract (verb)	hire (verb)
work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract	engage for service under a term of contract
arranged for contracted work to be done by others	engage or hire for work
	hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services