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choke vs turn

turn and choke both are nouns.

turn and choke both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turn Yes No Yes No
choke Yes No Yes No
As verbs, choke is a hyponym of turn; that is, choke is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn:
  • turn: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  • choke: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Other hyponyms of turn include arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken, black out, pass out, zonk out, come to, resuscitate, revive, tense, tense up, decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down, thin, gain, put on, apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog, cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize, conceive, secularise, secularize, citrate, equilibrate, fall, become, get, go, decline, worsen, ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate, disengage, overgrow, concentrate, break, acetify, acidify, alkalify, alkalise, alkalize, basify, ionise, ionize, ossify, catalyse, catalyze, get worse, relapse, fluctuate, break loose, burst forth, explode, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it, be born, cloud over, carbonise, carbonize, chill, cool, cool down, heat, heat up, hot up, carbonise, carbonize, carburise, carburize, freeze, boil, burn, combust, emaciate, Frenchify, thin, inspissate, thicken, solvate, react, dissolve, fade away, fade out, discharge, empty, fill, fill up, homogenise, homogenize, homogenise, homogenize, clabber, clot, curdle, clot, coagulate, ferment, sour, turn, work, integrate, precipitate, calcify, coke, carnify, chondrify, emulsify, denitrify, esterify, etherify, thrombose, open, open up, close, shut, sorb, take up, calm, calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down, flourish, fly high, prosper, thrive, emancipate, liberate, get into, tangle with, liquefy, catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire.
As verbs, choke is a hyponym of turn; that is, choke is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn:
  • turn: undergo a change or development
  • choke: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
Other hyponyms of turn include boil down, come down, reduce, suffocate, nucleate, add up, amount, come.
turn (noun) choke (noun)
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
taking a short walk out and back
a favor for someone
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
turning or twisting around (in place)
a short performance that is part of a longer program
a movement in a new direction
an unforeseen development
a circular segment of a curve
(sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
turn (verb) choke (verb)
twist suddenly so as to sprain breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
change to the contrary cause to retch or choke
go sour or spoil struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action reduce the air supply
change color pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
become officially one year older suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
direct at someone be too tight; rub or press
shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel become or cause to become obstructed
let (something) fall or spill from a container wring the neck of
alter the functioning or setting of impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form check or slow down the action or effect of
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
to change orientation or direction
cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
cause to move around or rotate
pass to the other side of
move around an axis or a center
to send or let go
cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
get by buying and selling
accomplish by rotating
undergo a change or development
cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
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