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choke

/ choke /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
Type of:
valve
Kinds of:
automatic choke
Has parts:
fuel system
Derived:
throttle
verb Sense 2
check or slow down the action or effect of
"She choked her anger"
Type of:
bottle up suppress
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
wring the neck of
"The man choked his opponent"
Type of:
compress constrict squeeze
Derived:
scrag scrag end garroter garrotter strangler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
be too tight; rub or press
"This neckband is choking the cat"
Type of:
compress constrict squeeze
Derived:
choker collar dog collar neckband ruff
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 5
fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
"The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"
Type of:
fail neglect
Derived:
choker
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 6
reduce the air supply
"choke a carburetor"
Type of:
enrich
Derived:
accelerator accelerator pedal gas pedal gas throttle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 7
constrict (someone''s) throat and keep from breathing
Type of:
compress constrict squeeze
Derived:
strangulation choking strangling throttling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 8
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
Type of:
coil
Has parts:
circuit electrical circuit electric circuit
verb Sense 9
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
"She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
Type of:
breathe take a breath respire
Derived:
choking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 10
cause to retch or choke
Type of:
sicken
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 11
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
"His job suffocated him"
Type of:
stifle dampen
Verb group:
suffocate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 12
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
"He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
Type of:
become turn
Verb group:
suffocate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 13
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
Type of:
suffer hurt
Derived:
suffocation asphyxiation choking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 14
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
Type of:
obstruct obturate impede
Derived:
choking suffocation asphyxiation asphyxia
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 15
become or cause to become obstructed
"The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"
"The water pipe is backed up"
Opposites:
unclog
Type of:
obstruct obturate impede
Kinds of:
gum up crap up stuff lug choke up
Derived:
congestion over-crowding backup clog
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 16
die
"The old man finally kicked the bucket"
Type of:
die decease perish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
colloquialism
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
16
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
81
Times Searched
3
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valve automatic choke bottle up suppress compress constrict squeeze fail neglect enrich coil breathe