CHOKE
\t͡ʃˈə͡ʊk], \tʃˈəʊk], \tʃ_ˈəʊ_k]\
Definitions of CHOKE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
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a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
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a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
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breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
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wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
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become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
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reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
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die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket"
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check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"
By Princeton University
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impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
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die (colloquial); "The old man finally kicked the bucket"
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a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
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a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
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breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
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wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
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become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.
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To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up.
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To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle.
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To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.
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To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
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To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled.
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To be checked, as if by choking; to stick.
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A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation.
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The tied end of a cartridge.
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A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc.
By Oddity Software
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To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.
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To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up.
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To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle.
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To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.
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To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
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To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled.
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To be checked, as if by choking; to stick.
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A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation.
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The tied end of a cartridge.
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A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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To stop the breath of by closing the windpipe; to stifle, strangle, or suffocate; block up.
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To become suffocated; to become clogged.
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The act or sound of strangling, etc.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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The capillary part of an artichoke.
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To block or compress the windpipe so as to stop the passage of the breath; to stop by filling; to stifle; to obstruct; to offend.
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To have the windpipe stopped; to stick; to be offended.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.