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Definition of choke
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noun (n)
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current (noun.artifact)
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a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine (noun.artifact)
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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.
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be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact)
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wring the neck of (verb.contact)
Example: The man choked his opponent.
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constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing (verb.body)
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struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake (verb.body)
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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.
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check or slow down the action or effect of (verb.social)
Example: She choked her anger.
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become or cause to become obstructed (verb.contact)
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impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of (verb.contact)
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become stultified, suppressed, or stifled (verb.change)
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suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of (verb.change)
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pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (verb.change)
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reduce the air supply (verb.change)
Example: Choke a carburetor.
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cause to retch or choke (verb.body)
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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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