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close up vs stifle

stifle vs close up

close up is not a noun while stifle is a noun.

close up and stifle both are verbs.

close up is an adverb but stifle is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
close up No No Yes Yes
stifle Yes No Yes No
As verbs, stifle is a hyponym of close up; that is, stifle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than close up:
  • close up: block passage through
  • stifle: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Other hyponyms of close up include block off, blockade, barricade, barricado, barricade, asphyxiate, choke, suffocate, tie up, dam, dam up, block out, screen, earth up, land up, bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop, back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up, foul.
close up (noun) stifle (noun)
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
close up (verb) stifle (verb)
refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
block passage through be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of suppress in order to conceal or hide
cease to operate or cause to cease operating impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
close up (adverb) stifle (adverb)
very close
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