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drown vs choke

choke vs drown

drown is not a noun while choke is a noun.

drown and choke both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drown No No Yes No
choke Yes No Yes No
As verbs, choke is a hypernym of drown; that is, choke is a word with a broader meaning than drown:
  • drown: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
  • choke: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Other hypernyms of drown include buy the farm, cash in one's chips, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it.
drown (noun) choke (noun)
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
drown (verb) choke (verb)
die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
kill by submerging in water cause to retch or choke
get rid of as if by submerging struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
cover completely or make imperceptible constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation reduce the air supply
be covered with or submerged in a liquid 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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