tar vs coat

tar and coat both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of tar include surface.

tar (noun)	coat (noun)
a man who serves as a sailor	growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue	an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
	a thin layer covering something

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