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choke
[chohk]
verb (used with object)
to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle.
to stop by or as if by strangling or stifling.
The sudden wind choked his words.
to stop by filling; obstruct; clog.
Grease choked the drain.
Synonyms: , ,to suppress (a feeling, emotion, etc.) (often followed by back ordown ).
I managed to choke back my tears.
to fill chock-full.
The storeroom was choked with furniture.
to seize (a log, felled tree, etc.) with a chain, cable, or the like, so as to facilitate removal.
to enrich the fuel mixture of (an internal-combustion engine) by diminishing the air supply to the carburetor.
Sports.to grip (a bat, racket, or the like) farther than usual from the end of the handle; shorten one's grip on (often followed byup ).
verb (used without object)
to suffer from or as from strangling or suffocating.
He choked on a piece of food.
to become obstructed, clogged, or otherwise stopped.
The words choked in her throat.
noun
the act or sound of choking.
a mechanism by which the air supply to the carburetor of an internal-combustion engine can be diminished or stopped.
Machinery.any mechanism that, by blocking a passage, regulates the flow of air, gas, etc.
Electricity.choke coil.
a narrowed part, as in a chokebore.
the bristly upper portion of the receptacle of the artichoke.
verb phrase
to become or cause to become speechless, as from the effect of emotion or stress.
She choked up over the sadness of the tale.
to become too tense or nervous to perform well.
Our team began to choke up in the last inning.
to stop or obstruct by or as by choking.
to choke off a nation's fuel supply.
choke
/ ʃəʊ /
verb
(tr) to hinder or stop the breathing of (a person or animal), esp by constricting the windpipe or by asphyxiation
(intr) to have trouble or fail in breathing, swallowing, or speaking
(tr) to block or clog up (a passage, pipe, street, etc)
(tr) to retard the growth or action of
the weeds are choking my plants
(tr) to suppress (emotion)
she choked her anger
slang(intr) to die
(tr) to enrich the petrol-air mixture by reducing the air supply to (a carburettor, petrol engine, etc)
(intr) (esp in sport) to be seized with tension and fail to perform well
noun
the act or sound of choking
a device in the carburettor of a petrol engine that enriches the petrol-air mixture by reducing the air supply
any constriction or mechanism for reducing the flow of a fluid in a pipe, tube, etc
Also called: choke coil.electronics an inductor having a relatively high impedance, used to prevent the passage of high frequencies or to smooth the output of a rectifier
the inedible centre of the head of an artichoke
Other 51Թ Forms
- chokeable adjective
- interchoke verb (used with object)
- unchokeable adjective
- unchoked adjective
- ˈǰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of choke1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of choke1
Example Sentences
Iran still has the ability to disrupt or choke one of the world's main shipping lanes in the Straight of Hormuz.
And, just like that, we were out of the choking smoke and into the gentle morning sunlight.
Those staffers continue to fire longtime federal employees, cut budgets and choke off government programs while protected by an administration that has pushed to keep their maneuverings out of the public spotlight.
"It's a narrow choke point so it is a significant weak spot for global oil markets," says Mr Bronze.
Elsewhere in the sprawling city, it was a normal Tuesday, as tens of thousands of children went to school, commuter traffic choked the streets and tourists strolled Hollywood Boulevard.
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