asphyxiate vs conk

conk vs asphyxiate

asphyxiate is not a noun while conk is a noun.

asphyxiate and conk both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
asphyxiate	No	No	Yes	No
conk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, conk is a hypernym of asphyxiate; that is, conk is a word with a broader meaning than asphyxiate:

asphyxiate: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
conk: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Other hypernyms of asphyxiate include buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it.

asphyxiate (noun)	conk (noun)
	informal term for the nose

asphyxiate (verb)	conk (verb)
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen	pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of	hit, especially on the head
	come to a stop

Difference between asphyxiate and conk

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