strangle vs bound

bound vs strangle

strangle is not a noun while bound is a noun.

strangle is not an adjective while bound is an adjective.

strangle and bound both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strangle	No	No	Yes	No
bound	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, bound is a hypernym of strangle; that is, bound is a word with a broader meaning than strangle:

strangle: prevent the progress or free movement of
bound: place limits on (extent or amount or access)

Other hypernyms of strangle include confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel.

strangle (noun)	bound (noun)
	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
	the greatest possible degree of something
	the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
	a line determining the limits of an area

strangle (adjective)	bound (adjective)
	confined by bonds
	secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
	held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
	confined in the bowels
	headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
	bound by an oath
	covered or wrapped with a bandage
	bound by contract
	(usually followed by `to') governed by fate

strangle (verb)	bound (verb)
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing	place limits on (extent or amount or access)
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake	spring back; spring away from an impact
prevent the progress or free movement of	move forward by leaps and bounds
die from strangulation	form the boundary of; be contiguous to
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
suppress in order to conceal or hide

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