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choke vs fall

fall vs choke

choke and fall both are nouns.

choke and fall both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
choke Yes No Yes No
fall Yes No Yes No
As verbs, fall is a hyponym of choke; that is, fall 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
  • fall: die, as in battle or in a hunt
Other hyponyms of choke include abort, asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate, buy it, pip out, drown, predecease, famish, starve, succumb, yield.
choke (noun) fall (noun)
a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine a sudden drop from an upright position
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
a movement downward
a downward slope or bend
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
the time of day immediately following sunset
choke (verb) fall (verb)
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion occur at a specified time or place
cause to retch or choke decrease in size, extent, or range
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing be born, used chiefly of lambs
reduce the air supply come out; issue
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life assume a disappointed or sad expression
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of begin vigorously
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled come as if by falling
be too tight; rub or press be cast down
become or cause to become obstructed go as if by falling
wring the neck of fall or flow in a certain way
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
check or slow down the action or effect of move in a specified direction
fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
slope downward
drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
lose an upright position suddenly
to be given by assignment or distribution
be captured
fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
come into the possession of
to be given by right or inheritance
be inherited by
lose office or power
yield to temptation or sin
suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
lose one's chastity
die, as in battle or in a hunt
be due
come under, be classified or included
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
fall from clouds
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