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Choke

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Definitions for Choke

noun
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
noun
a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
verb
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
Examples
  1. She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband
verb
be too tight
Synonyms
gag fret
Examples
  1. rub or press
  2. This neckband is choking the cat
verb
wring the neck of
Synonyms
scrag
Examples
  1. The man choked his opponent
verb
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Synonyms
strangle
verb
struggle for breath
Synonyms
gag strangle suffocate
Examples
  1. have insufficient oxygen intake
  2. he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
verb
fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
Examples
  1. The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience
verb
check or slow down the action or effect of
Examples
  1. She choked her anger
verb
become or cause to become obstructed
Synonyms
clog choke off clog up back up congest foul
Examples
  1. The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
  2. The water pipe is backed up
verb
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Synonyms
suffocate stifle asphyxiate
Examples
  1. The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
verb
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
Synonyms
suffocate
Examples
  1. He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village
verb
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
Synonyms
suffocate
Examples
  1. His job suffocated him
verb
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Synonyms
die decease perish go exit pass away expire pass kick the bucket cash in one's chips buy the farm conk give-up the ghost drop dead pop off croak snuff it
Examples
  1. She died from cancer
  2. The children perished in the fire
  3. The patient went peacefully
  4. The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
verb
reduce the air supply
Synonyms
throttle
Examples
  1. choke a carburetor
verb
cause to retch or choke
Synonyms
gag

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