neglect vs choke

choke vs neglect

neglect and choke both are nouns.

neglect and choke both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

neglect (noun)	choke (noun)
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances	a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
willful lack of care and attention	a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
lack of attention and due care
the state of something that has been unused and neglected

neglect (verb)	choke (verb)
leave undone or leave out	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
give little or no attention to	cause to retch or choke
fail to attend to	struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
fail to do something; leave something undone	constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
	reduce the air supply
	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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