Definition of chok
1. choke [ v ] breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
Examples:
"She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
(Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)
He had to cough then ; he went to the window and choked there with the fresh breeze on his face .
Synonyms choke Related Terms breathe choking2. choke [ v ] be too tight; rub or press
Examples:
"This neckband is choking the cat"
(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)
Now , Adam , in the gray light of afternoon , stared across at the hut opposite his tent , and thought_of Simms_Purdew lying in there in the gloom , snoring on his bunk , with the fumes of whisky choking the air .
Synonyms choke fret gag Related Terms compress choker3. choke [ v ] struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
Examples:
"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
4. choke [ v ] constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Synonyms choke strangle Related Terms compress5. choke [ v ] wring the neck of
Examples:
"The man choked his opponent"
(The Sun, [Baltimore]...)
In another attack , Samuel_Verstandig , 41 , proprietor of a food store in the 2100 block Aiken street , told police two Negroes assaulted him in his store and stole $ 150 from the cash_register after choking and beating him .
Synonyms choke scrag Related Terms compress choking scrag6. choke [ v ] reduce the air supply; of carburetors
Synonyms throttle choke Related Terms enrich accelerator7. choke [ v ] die (colloquial)
Examples:
"The old man finally kicked the bucket"
8. choke [ v ] cause to retch or choke
Synonyms choke gag Related Terms sicken9. choke [ v ] become or cause to become obstructed
Examples:
"The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"
"The water pipe is backed up"
10. choke [ n ] a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
Synonyms choke_coil choking_coil choke Related Terms coil circuit11. choke [ v ] check or slow down the action or effect of
Examples:
"She choked her anger"
12. choke [ v ] fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
Examples:
"The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"
13. choke [ v ] kill by constricting the throat and preventing from breathing
Examples:
"Othello suffocated Desdemona with a pillow"
14. choke [ v ] suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
Examples:
"His job suffocated him"
15. choke [ v ] impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Examples:
"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
16. choke [ n ] a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
Synonyms choke Related Terms valve automatic_choke fuel_systemRhymes with
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