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asphyxiate vs kick the bucket

kick the bucket vs asphyxiate

asphyxiate and kick the bucket both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
asphyxiate No No Yes No
kick the bucket No No Yes No
As verbs, kick the bucket is a hypernym of asphyxiate; that is, kick the bucket is a word with a broader meaning than asphyxiate:
  • asphyxiate: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
  • kick the bucket: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
asphyxiate (verb) kick the bucket (verb)
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Difference between asphyxiate and kick the bucket

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