Definition of choke | What does choke mean?
What is the definition of the word CHOKE?
Here is a list of definitions for choke.
- a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
- a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
What are the verbs of the word CHOKE?
Here is a list of definitions for choke.
- breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
- be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
- wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
- fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"
- check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"
- become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
- reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
- cause to retch or choke
What are the synonyms of the word CHOKE?
What is another word for CHOKE?. Here is a list of synonyms for CHOKE
Words beginning with CHOKE?
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In which dictionaries does the word choke exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes