compress vs choke

compress and choke both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of compress include strangle, prim, astringe, strangulate, convulse, convulse, bear down, overbear, fret, gag, scrag.

compress (noun)	choke (noun)
a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)	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

compress (verb)	choke (verb)
squeeze or press together	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
make more compact by or as if by pressing	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