choke

v. strangle, block the windpipe; be strangled; block, obstruct; fill full

n. act of choking; throttle (in a car)

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Noun
1. a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
(synonym) choke coil, choking coil
(hypernym) coil
(part-holonym) circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
2. a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
(hypernym) valve
(hyponym) automatic choke
(part-holonym) fuel system
(derivation) throttle

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Verb
1. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
(hypernym) breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
(derivation) choking
2. be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
(synonym) gag, fret
(hypernym) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
(derivation) choker, collar, dog collar, neckband
3. wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
(synonym) scrag
(hypernym) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
(derivation) garroter, garrotter, strangler, throttler, choker
4. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
(synonym) strangle
(hypernym) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
(derivation) choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling
5. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
(synonym) gag, strangle, suffocate
(hypernym) suffer, hurt
(derivation) choking
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"
(hypernym) fail, neglect
(derivation) choker
7. check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"
(hypernym) bottle up, suppress
8. become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
(synonym) clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, foul
(hypernym) obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
(hyponym) gum up
9. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
(synonym) suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
(hypernym) obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
(derivation) choking
10. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
(synonym) suffocate
(hypernym) become, turn
(verb-group) suffocate
11. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
(synonym) suffocate
(hypernym) stifle, dampen
(verb-group) suffocate
12. die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket"
(synonym) kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, croak, snuff it
(hypernym) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
(classification) colloquialism
13. reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
(synonym) throttle
(hypernym) enrich
14. cause to retch or choke
(synonym) gag
(hypernym) sicken

nm. choke, throttle (in a car)

n. choke, throttle (in a car)