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Meaning
Verb
●
To be unable to
breathe
because of
obstruction
of the
windpipe
(
for instance
food or other
objects
that
go down the wrong way
, or
fumes
or
particles
in the air
that cause the
throat
to constrict).
●
To
prevent
(someone) from
breathing
or
talking
by
strangling
or
filling
the windpipe.
●
To
obstruct
(a
passage
, etc.) by
filling
it up or
clogging
it.
●
To
hinder
or
check
, as growth,
expansion
,
progress
, etc.; to
kill
(a
plant
by
robbing
it of
nutrients
); to
extinguish
(fire by
robbing
it of oxygen).
●
To
perform
badly
at a
crucial
stage
of a
competition
, especially when one
appears
to be
clearly
winning.
●
To
move
one's
fingers
very
close to
the
tip
of a
pencil
,
brush
or other
art
tool.
●
In Baseball & Golf:
To
hold
the
club
or
bat
lower on the
shaft
in order to
shorten
one's
swing.
●
To be
checked
or
stopped
,
as if
by choking
●
To
check
or
stop
(an
utterance
or
voice
)
as if
by choking.
●
To have a
feeling
of
strangulation
in
one's
throat
as a result of
passion
or strong emotion.
●
To give (someone) a
feeling
of
strangulation
as a result of
passion
or strong emotion.
●
To
say
(something) with one’s
throat
constricted
(due to
emotion
, for example).
●
To use the
choke
valve
of (a
vehicle
) to
adjust
the air/fuel
mixture
in the engine.
●
In Mechanics:
To
reach
a
condition
of
ma
ximum
flowrate
, due to the
flow
at the
narrowest
point of the
duct
becoming
sonic
(Ma = 1).
●
To make or
install
a
choke
,
as in
a
cartridge
, or in the
bore
of the
barrel
of a shotgun.
Noun
●
In Auto parts & Automotive:
A control on a
carburetor
to
adjust
the air/fuel
mixture
when the
engine
is cold.
●
In Sports:
In
wrestling
,
karate
(etc.), a type of
hold
that can result in strangulation.
●
A
constriction
at the
muzzle
end of
a
shotgun
barrel
which
affects
the
spread
of the shot.
●
A
partial
or
complete
blockage
(of
boulders
,
mud
, etc.) in a
cave
passage.
●
In Electronics:
A
choking
coil.
●
A major
mistake
at a
crucial
stage
of a
competition
because one is
nervous
, especially when one is winning.
●
The
mass
of
immature
florets
in the
centre
of the
bud
of an artichoke.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
choke
English
choken
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Asphyxiate
Strangle
Suffocate
Throttle
Clog
Congest
Jam
Obstruct
Stifle
Stick
Choak
Choake
Chock
Cloy
Block Up
Bung Up
Stop Up
Choke Out
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Related
Bite
Strangle
Spit
Knock
Blow
Stomp
Drown
Suck
Puke
Asphyxiate
Lick
Kill
Pee
Burn
Slap
Rip
Tear
Gnaw
Gag
Pull
Whip
Wipe
Yank
Punch
Throw
Piss
Smother
Crush
Feed
Squeeze
Starve
Vomit
Slam
Attack
Drag
Break
Shut
Inlet
Destroy
Drain
Cable
Clog
Chew
Bleed
Kick
Poison
Pump
Drop
Tube
Switch
Coil
Cylinder
Beat
Scream
Nozzle
Trap
Compressor
Squirt
Rub
Nibble
Harm
Bite Down
Bear Down
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Rhymes
Coq
Oke
Oak
Joke
Coke
Yoke
Poke
Soak
Yolk
Woke
Soke
Roke
Folk
Boke
Toke
Hoke
Awoke
Croak
Broke
Spoke
Roque
Cloak
Stoke
Proke
Evoke
Choke
Smoke
Quoke
Wroke
Avoke
Bloke
Advoke
Unyoke
Stroke
Prahok
Revoke
Provoke
Respoke
Baroque
Baroque
Bespoke
Disyoke
Convoke
Holm Oak
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