Hyphenation of choke

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choke

Definitions of choke:

1.
A coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
2.
A valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
3.
Breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband
4.
Be too tight
Rub or press This neckband is choking the cat
5.
Wring the neck of
The man choked his opponent
6.
Constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
7.
Struggle for breath
Have insufficient oxygen intake He swallowed a fishbone and gagged
8.
Fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
The team should have won hands down but choked
9.
Disappointing the coach and the audience
10.
Check or slow down the action or effect of
She choked her anger
11.
Become or cause to become obstructed
The leaves clog our drains in the Fall The water pipe is backed up
12.
Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
13.
Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village
14.
Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
His job suffocated him
15.
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
16.
Reduce the air supply
Choke a carburetor
17.
Cause to retch or choke

Synonyms of choke:

nounchoke coil, choking coil, coil
noun valve
verb breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
verb gag, fret, compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
verb scrag, compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
verb strangle, compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
verb gag, strangle, suffocate, suffer, hurt
verb fail, neglect
verbbottle up, suppress
verb clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, foul, obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
verb suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
verb suffocate, become, turn
verb suffocate, stifle, dampen
verbkick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, croak, snuff it, die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
verb throttle, enrich
verb gag, sicken

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