choke
choke /ˈtʃoʊk/
noun
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A valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
(
choke
)
a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
The engine wouldn't start, so I checked the choke to see if it was allowing air into the carburetor.
The engine wouldn't start, so I checked the choke to see if it was allowing air into the carburetor.
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A coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
(
choke
, choke coil
, choking coil
)
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
verb
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()
Breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
(
choke
)
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband
She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband
-
()
Be too tight; rub or press
(
fret
, gag
, choke
)
be too tight; rub or press
This neckband is choking the cat
This neckband is choking the cat
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()
Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
(
gag
, strangle
, suffocate
, choke
)
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
He swallowed a fishbone and gagged
he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
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()
Constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
(
strangle
, choke
)
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
-
()
Wring the neck of
(
scrag
[Informal, N. American] , choke
)
wring the neck of
The man choked his opponent
The man choked his opponent
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Cause to retch or choke
(
choke
, gag
)
cause to retch or choke
-
Reduce the air supply
(
choke
, throttle
)
reduce the air supply
Choke a carburetor
choke a carburetor
-
Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
(
buy the farm
, cash in one's chips
, choke
, conk
, decease
, exit
, give-up the ghost
, kick the bucket
, pass
, croak
, die
, drop dead
, expire
, go
, pass away
, perish
, pop off
, snuff it
)
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
She died from cancer
She died from cancer
The children perished in the fire
The children perished in the fire
The patient went peacefully
The patient went peacefully
The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
-
Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
(
choke
, suffocate
)
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
His job suffocated him
His job suffocated him
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Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
(
choke
, suffocate
)
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village
He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village
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Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
(
asphyxiate
, choke
, stifle
, suffocate
)
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
-
Become or cause to become obstructed
(
back up
, choke
, clog up
, choke off
, clog
, congest
, foul
)
become or cause to become obstructed
The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
The water pipe is backed up
The water pipe is backed up
-
Check or slow down the action or effect of
(
choke
)
check or slow down the action or effect of
She choked her anger
She choked her anger
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Fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
(
choke
)
fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience
The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience