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Meaning of 'choke' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Choke [ n.]
- A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation.
- The tied end of a cartridge.
- A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc.
2 . Choke [ v. i.]
- To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled.
- To be checked, as if by choking; to stick.
3 . Choke [ v. t.]
- To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.
- To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up.
- To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle.
- To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.
- To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.

Meaning of 'choke' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . choke [ v]
Meaning (1):
- reduce the air supply
Example in sentence:
  • choke a carburetor
Meaning (2):
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
Example in sentence:
  • He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village
Meaning (3):
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
Example in sentence:
  • he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
Meaning (4):
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
Example in sentence:
  • His job suffocated him
Meaning (5):
- check or slow down the action or effect of
Example in sentence:
  • She choked her anger
Meaning (6):
- breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
Example in sentence:
  • She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband
Meaning (7):
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Example in sentence:
  • She died from cancer;
  • The children perished in the fire;
  • The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102;
  • The patient went peacefully
Meaning (8):
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Example in sentence:
  • The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
Meaning (9):
- become or cause to become obstructed
Example in sentence:
  • The leaves clog our drains in the Fall;
  • The water pipe is backed up
Meaning (10):
- wring the neck of
Example in sentence:
  • The man choked his opponent
Meaning (11):
- fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
Example in sentence:
  • The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience
Meaning (12):
- be too tight; rub or press
Example in sentence:
  • This neckband is choking the cat

Nearby Words:

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