clog vs preventative

preventative vs clog

clog and preventative both are nouns.

clog is not an adjective while preventative is an adjective.

clog is a verb but preventative is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clog	Yes	No	Yes	No
preventative	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, preventative is a hypernym of clog; that is, preventative is a word with a broader meaning than clog:

clog: any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
preventative: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

Other hypernyms of clog include encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventive.

clog (noun)	preventative (noun)
a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps	remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction	an agent or device intended to prevent conception
footwear usually with wooden soles	any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

clog (adjective)	preventative (adjective)
	tending to prevent or hinder
	preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

clog (verb)	preventative (verb)
impede with a clog or as if with a clog
fill to excess so that function is impaired
coalesce or unite in a mass
become or cause to become obstructed
impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
dance a clog dance

Difference between clog and preventative

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