choke vs choke up

choke up vs choke

choke is a noun but choke up is not a noun.

choke and choke up both are verbs.

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

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

choke: become or cause to become obstructed
choke up: obstruct

Other hyponyms of choke include gum up, block, lug, stuff, silt, silt up.

choke (noun)	choke up (noun)
a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

choke (verb)	choke up (verb)
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion	obstruct
cause to retch or choke
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
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

Difference between choke and choke up

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