choke vs expire

expire vs choke

choke is a noun but expire is not a noun.

choke and expire both are verbs.

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

As verbs, choke and expire are synonyms defined as:

choke and expire: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

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

choke (noun)	expire (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)	expire (verb)
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion	expel air
cause to retch or choke	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake	lose validity
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

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