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kill vs suffocate

suffocate vs kill

kill is a noun but suffocate is not a noun.

kill and suffocate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kill Yes No Yes No
suffocate No No Yes No
As verbs, suffocate is a hyponym of kill; that is, suffocate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kill:
  • kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
  • suffocate: deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
Other hyponyms of kill include annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out, decimate, drown, massacre, mow down, slaughter, erase, wipe out, butcher, slaughter, poison, lapidate, stone, poison, commit suicide, dispatch, vaporize, zap, sacrifice, take off, tomahawk, saber, sabre, overlay, overlie, brain, put away, put to sleep, do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, waste, exterminate, kill off, asphyxiate, smother, strangle, strangulate, throttle, behead, decapitate, decollate, impale, stake, dismember, martyr, shed blood, bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay, assassinate, execute, put to death, draw, draw and quarter, quarter, lynch, pip, shoot, electrocute, fry, euthanatise, euthanatize, euthanise, euthanize, mercy kill, gank.
kill (noun) suffocate (noun)
the act of terminating a life
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
kill (verb) suffocate (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
cause to cease operating be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
tire out completely suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
end or extinguish by forceful means become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
drink down entirely deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
cause the death of, without intention
deprive of life
hit with great force
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
be the source of great pain for
thwart the passage of
be fatal
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