silt up vs choke

choke vs silt up

silt up is not a noun while choke is a noun.

silt up and choke both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
silt up	No	No	Yes	No
choke	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, choke is a hypernym of silt up; that is, choke is a word with a broader meaning than silt up:

silt up: become chocked with silt
choke: become or cause to become obstructed

Other hypernyms of silt up include back up, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up, foul.

silt up (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

silt up (verb)	choke (verb)
become chocked with silt	breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
	cause to retch or choke
	struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
	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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