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choke

(/tS//oU/k )

noun (n)

a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
choke coil, choking coil

source: wordnet30
a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion(verb.body)

Example:
She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband.

source: wordnet30
be too tight; rub or press(verb.contact)

Synonym:
fret, gag

source: wordnet30
wring the neck of(verb.contact)

Example:
The man choked his opponent.

Synonym:
scrag

source: wordnet30
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing(verb.body)

Synonym:
strangle

source: wordnet30
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake(verb.body)

Synonym:
gag, strangle, suffocate

source: wordnet30
fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation(verb.social)

Example:
The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience.

source: wordnet30
check or slow down the action or effect of(verb.social)

Example:
She choked her anger.

source: wordnet30
become or cause to become obstructed(verb.contact)

Synonym:
back up, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul
Antonym:
unclog

source: wordnet30
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of(verb.contact)

Synonym:
asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate

source: wordnet30
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled(verb.change)

Synonym:
suffocate

source: wordnet30
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of(verb.change)

source: wordnet30
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life(verb.change)

Antonym:
be born

source: wordnet30
reduce the air supply(verb.change)

Example:
Choke a carburetor.

Synonym:
throttle

source: wordnet30
cause to retch or choke(verb.body)

Synonym:
gag

source: wordnet30
To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.(verb)

source: webster1913
To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled.(verb)

source: webster1913

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