stifle vs jam

stifle and jam both are nouns.

stifle and jam both are verbs.

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

As verbs, jam is a hypernym of stifle; that is, jam is a word with a broader meaning than stifle:

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

Other hypernyms of stifle include block, close up, impede, obstruct, obturate, occlude.

stifle (noun)	jam (noun)
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee	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

stifle (verb)	jam (verb)
suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity	interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen	crowd or pack to capacity
suppress in order to conceal or hide	get stuck and immobilized
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of	block passage through
	crush or bruise
	press tightly together or cram
	push down forcibly

Difference between stifle and jam

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