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jam vs choke

choke vs jam

jam and choke both are nouns.

jam and choke both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
jam Yes No Yes No
choke Yes No Yes No
As verbs, choke is a hyponym of jam; that is, choke is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jam:
  • jam: block passage through
  • choke: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Other hyponyms of jam include block off, blockade, barricade, barricado, barricade, asphyxiate, stifle, 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 off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up, foul.
jam (noun) choke (noun)
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
preserve of crushed fruit a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
a dense crowd of people
informal terms for a difficult situation
jam (verb) choke (verb)
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
crowd or pack to capacity cause to retch or choke
get stuck and immobilized struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
block passage through constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
crush or bruise reduce the air supply
press tightly together or cram pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
push down forcibly 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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