fail vs choke

fail is not a noun while choke is a noun.

fail and choke both are verbs.

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

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

fail: fail to do something; leave something undone
choke: fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation

Other hyponyms of fail include lose track, strike out, default, default on, muff, miss.

fail (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

fail (verb)	choke (verb)
stop operating or functioning	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
deteriorate	cause to retch or choke
prove insufficient	struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake	constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close	reduce the air supply
be unsuccessful	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
fail to get a passing grade	suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
fail to do something; leave something undone	become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
judge unacceptable	be too tight; rub or press
be unable	become or cause to become obstructed
fall short in what is expected	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

Difference between fail and choke

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