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choke
- pronunciation:
- chok
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- choke up
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
choked, chokes, choking |
| definition 1: |
to stop or obstruct the breathing of, esp. by squeezing, blocking, or irritating the windpipe.
Loosen that rope around the dog's neck before it chokes him.- synonyms:
- gag, smother, strangle, suffocate, throttle
- similar words:
- asphyxiate, bowstring, burke, garrote, stifle
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| definition 2: |
to cause to stop, esp. by forceful suppression (often fol. by back or off).
He choked back his anger.She choked off the discussion.- synonyms:
- crush, quash, quell, silence, subdue
- similar words:
- bottle up, check, curb, cut, gulp, muzzle, put down, repress, restrain, stifle, suppress, terminate
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| definition 3: |
to obstruct by clogging, crowding, or blocking.
A ball of hair is choking the drainpipe.Weeds choked the garden.- synonyms:
- block, clog, obstruct
- similar words:
- close, constrict, occlude, plug up, stop up
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| definition 4: |
to enrich the fuel mixture of (an internal-combustion engine) by reducing the flow of air to the carburetor.
- similar words:
- carburet, throttle
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| related words: |
clog, destroy, gag, pack |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to suffer difficulty in breathing, speaking, or swallowing.
He choked on a chicken bone.She was laughing so hard that she could only choke out a greeting to us.- synonyms:
- gag, smother, strangle, suffocate
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| definition 2: |
to become clogged or obstructed.
- synonyms:
- clog
- similar words:
- foul
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| definition 3: |
(informal) to lose the ability to perform well because of stress or anxiety.
He choked on the exam.It was her most important interview, but she choked.- synonyms:
- panic
- similar words:
- overreact
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| related words: |
asphyxiate, gulp, stifle |
| phrase: |
choke up |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the sound or act of choking.
I heard his choke and tried to help him.- synonyms:
- gasp
- similar words:
- pant
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| definition 2: |
a device that controls the amount of air supplied to a carburetor.
After I put on the choke, the engine started right up.- similar words:
- carburetor, throttle
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