top dog vs general

top dog and general both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
top dog	Yes	No	No	No
general	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, general is a hyponym of top dog; that is, general is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than top dog:

top dog (noun)	general (noun)
a person who is in charge	a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
	a general officer of the highest rank
	the head of a religious order or congregation

top dog (adjective)	general (adjective)
	applying to all or most members of a category or group
	affecting the entire body
	prevailing among and common to the general public
	of worldwide scope or applicability
	somewhat indefinite
	not specialized or limited to one class of things

top dog (verb)	general (verb)
	command as a general