Choke 1
Definition: To render unable
to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.
Choke 2
Definition: To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up. Choke 3
Definition: To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.;
to stifle. Choke 4
Definition: To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling. Choke 5
Definition: To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun. Choke 6
Definition: To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled. Choke 7
Definition: To be checked, as if by choking; to stick. Choke 8
Definition: A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation. Choke 9
Definition: The tied end of a cartridge. Choke 10
Definition: A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc.
choke 11
Definition: a valve that controls
the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine choke 12
Definition: a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits
to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current choke 13
Definition: breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
choke 14
Definition: cause to retch or choke
choke 15
Definition: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
choke 16
Definition: constrict (someone''s) throat and keep from breathing
choke 17
Definition: reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
choke 18
Definition: die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket"
choke 19
Definition: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
choke 20
Definition: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
choke 21
Definition: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
choke 22
Definition: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
choke 23
Definition: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
choke 24
Definition: wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
choke 25
Definition: check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"
choke 26
Definition: fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"
