choke vs silt

choke and silt both are nouns.

choke and silt both are verbs.

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

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

choke: become or cause to become obstructed
silt: become chocked with silt

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

choke (noun)	silt (noun)
a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine	mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

choke (verb)	silt (verb)
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion	become chocked with silt
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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