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"
choke
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～ check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"
chomp
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～ chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich"
chondrify
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～ turn into cartilage; "The tissue chondrifies"
choose
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～ see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"
choose
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～ pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
choose
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～ select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"