choke
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～ suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
choke
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～ pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
choke
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～ become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
choke
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～ reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"
choke
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～ impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
choke
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～ struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
choke
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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"
choke
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～ be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
choke
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～ wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
choke
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～ constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
choke back
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～ suppress; "He choked down his rage"
choke
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～ fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"
choke
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～ become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"