choke
noun
1. a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
Definition categories: man–made, coil
2. a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
Definition categories: man–made, valve
verb
1. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
- She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband
Definition categories: body, breathe, respire, suspire
2. be too tight; rub or press
Definition categories: contact, compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze
3. wring the neck of
- The man choked his opponent
Similar word(s): scrag
Definition categories: contact, compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze
4. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Similar word(s): strangle
Definition categories: body, compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze
5. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
Similar word(s): gag, strangle, suffocate
Definition categories: body, hurt, suffer
6. fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
- The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience
Definition categories: social, fail, neglect
7. check or slow down the action or effect of
- She choked her anger
Definition categories: social, inhibit, suppress
8. become or cause to become obstructed
Similar word(s): clog, congest, foul
Definition categories: contact, block, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude
9. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Similar word(s): asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate
Definition categories: contact, block, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude
10. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
Similar word(s): suffocate
Definition categories: change, become, turn
11. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
Similar word(s): suffocate
Definition categories: change, dampen, stifle
12. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Similar word(s): conk, croak, decease, die, exit, expire, go, pass, perish
Definition categories: change, turn
13. reduce the air supply
- choke a carburetor
Similar word(s): throttle
Definition categories: change, enrich
14. cause to retch or choke
Similar word(s): gag