choke vs abort

choke and abort both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
choke	Yes	No	Yes	No
abort	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, abort is a hyponym of choke; that is, abort is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than choke:

choke: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
abort: cease development, die, and be aborted

Other hyponyms of choke include asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate, buy it, pip out, drown, predecease, famish, starve, fall, succumb, yield.

choke (noun)	abort (noun)
a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine	the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

choke (verb)	abort (verb)
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion	terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
cause to retch or choke	cease development, die, and be aborted
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake	terminate before completion
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
reduce the air supply
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
be too tight; rub or press
become or cause to become obstructed
wring the neck of
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
check or slow down the action or effect of
fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation