close up vs suffocate

suffocate vs close up

close up and suffocate both are verbs.

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

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
close up	No	No	Yes	Yes
suffocate	No	No	Yes	No

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

close up: block passage through
suffocate: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

Other hyponyms of close up include block off, blockade, barricade, barricado, barricade, asphyxiate, choke, stifle, 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 (verb)	suffocate (verb)
refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent	struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
block passage through	feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of	be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
cease to operate or cause to cease operating	suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
	become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
	deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
	impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

close up (adverb)	suffocate (adverb)
very close

Difference between close up and suffocate

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