suffocate vs croak

croak vs suffocate

suffocate is not a noun while croak is a noun.

suffocate and croak both are verbs.

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

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

suffocate: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
croak: 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, conk, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it.

suffocate (noun)	croak (noun)
	a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)

suffocate (verb)	croak (verb)
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air	make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen	utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
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 croak

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