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choke vs sicken

sicken vs choke

choke is a noun but sicken is not a noun.

choke and sicken both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
choke Yes No Yes No
sicken No No Yes No
As verbs, sicken is a hypernym of choke; that is, sicken is a word with a broader meaning than choke:
  • choke: cause to retch or choke
  • sicken: make sick or ill
choke (noun) sicken (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) sicken (verb)
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion get sick
cause to retch or choke make sick or ill
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing upset and make nauseated
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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