suffocate vs conk

conk vs suffocate

suffocate is not a noun while conk is a noun.

suffocate and conk both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
suffocate	No	No	Yes	No
conk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, conk is a hypernym of suffocate; that is, conk is a word with a broader meaning than suffocate:

suffocate: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
conk: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Other hypernyms of suffocate include buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it.

suffocate (noun)	conk (noun)
	informal term for the nose

suffocate (verb)	conk (verb)
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake	pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen	hit, especially on the head
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of	come to a stop
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

Difference between suffocate and conk

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