choke vs gum up

gum up vs choke

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

choke and gum up both are verbs.

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

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

choke: become or cause to become obstructed
gum up: stick together as if with gum

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

choke (noun)	gum 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)	gum up (verb)
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion	stick together as if with gum
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

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