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Quick definitions from WordNet (choke)
▸ noun: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
▸ noun: a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
▸ verb: check or slow down the action or effect of ("She choked her anger")
▸ verb: fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation ("The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience")
▸ verb: breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion ("She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband")
▸ verb: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
▸ verb: be too tight; rub or press
▸ verb: wring the neck of ("The man choked his opponent")
▸ verb: reduce the air supply ("Choke a carburetor")
▸ verb: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
▸ verb: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
▸ verb: cause to retch or choke
▸ verb: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
▸ verb: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
▸ verb: become or cause to become obstructed
▸ verb: die
▸ Also see choking
▸ Word origin
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▸ Idioms related to choke (New!)
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▸ Rhymes of choke
▸ Invented words related to choke
▸ noun: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
▸ noun: a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
▸ verb: check or slow down the action or effect of ("She choked her anger")
▸ verb: fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation ("The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience")
▸ verb: breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion ("She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband")
▸ verb: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
▸ verb: be too tight; rub or press
▸ verb: wring the neck of ("The man choked his opponent")
▸ verb: reduce the air supply ("Choke a carburetor")
▸ verb: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
▸ verb: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
▸ verb: cause to retch or choke
▸ verb: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
▸ verb: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
▸ verb: become or cause to become obstructed
▸ verb: die
▸ Also see choking
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to choke
▸ Usage examples for choke
▸ Idioms related to choke (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing choke
▸ Words that often appear near choke
▸ Rhymes of choke
▸ Invented words related to choke