jam vs suffocate

suffocate vs jam

jam is a noun but suffocate is not a noun.

jam and suffocate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jam	Yes	No	Yes	No
suffocate	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

Other hyponyms of jam 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.

jam (noun)	suffocate (noun)
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
preserve of crushed fruit
a dense crowd of people
informal terms for a difficult situation

jam (verb)	suffocate (verb)
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals	struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
crowd or pack to capacity	feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
get stuck and immobilized	be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
block passage through	suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
crush or bruise	become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
press tightly together or cram	deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
push down forcibly	impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

Difference between jam and suffocate

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