 choke |
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| 1. | [ verb ] breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion | |
| Examples: | "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband" |
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| Related terms: | breathe choking | |
| 2. | [ verb ] be too tight; rub or press | |
| Synonyms: | fret gag | |
| Examples: | "This neckband is choking the cat" |
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| Related terms: | compress choker | |
| 3. | [ verb ] struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | |
| Synonyms: | suffocate strangle gag | |
| Examples: | "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" |
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| Related terms: | suffer asphyxiation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing | |
| Synonyms: | strangle | |
| Related terms: | compress | |
| 5. | [ verb ] wring the neck of | |
| Synonyms: | scrag | |
| Examples: | "The man choked his opponent" |
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| Related terms: | compress choking scrag | |
| 6. | [ verb ] reduce the air supply; of carburetors | |
| Synonyms: | throttle | |
| Related terms: | enrich accelerator | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (biology) die (colloquial) | |
| Synonyms: | drop_dead croak die_suddenly pop_off buy_the_farm snuff_it conk die_unexpectedly cash_in_one's_chips give-up_the_ghost kick_the_bucket | |
| Examples: | "The old man finally kicked the bucket" |
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| Related terms: | die colloquialism | |
| 8. | [ verb ] cause to retch or choke | |
| Synonyms: | gag | |
| Related terms: | sicken | |
| 9. | [ verb ] become or cause to become obstructed | |
| Synonyms: | clog choke_off back_up congest foul clog_up | |
| Examples: | "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall" "The water pipe is backed up" |
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| Related terms: | unclog obstruct stuff silt_up gum_up crap_up congestion | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (physics) a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current | |
| Synonyms: | choking_coil choke_coil | |
| Related terms: | coil circuit | |
| 11. | [ verb ] check or slow down the action or effect of | |
| Examples: | "She choked her anger" |
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| Related terms: | bottle_up | |
| 12. | [ verb ] 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" |
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| Related terms: | fail choker | |
| 13. | [ verb ] (biology) kill by constricting the throat and preventing from breathing | |
| Synonyms: | suffocate stifle asphyxiate | |
| Examples: | "Othello suffocated Desdemona with a pillow" |
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| Related terms: | become die strangle smother suffocate suffocation asphyxia | |
| 14. | [ verb ] suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of | |
| Synonyms: | suffocate | |
| Examples: | "His job suffocated him" |
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| Related terms: | stifle suffocate | |
| 15. | [ verb ] impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of | |
| Synonyms: | asphyxiate stifle suffocate | |
| Examples: | "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" |
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| Related terms: | obstruct choking asphyxiation | |
| 16. | [ noun ] a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine | |
| Related terms: | valve automatic_choke fuel_system | |
| Similar spelling: |
chokey choose choosey Chico chaos Chase check cheek chess chick Chios Chace choky Chuck Chock Chiesa Chieko cheque cheesy cheese cheeky Cheeks choosy Chauez chukka chigoe Chacko choice chouse chasse chaise Coke |
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