choke
— Verb
– English
～ wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
choke
— Verb
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～ constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
choke back
— Verb
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～ suppress; "He choked down his rage"
choke
— Verb
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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
— Verb
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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
— Verb
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～ check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"
choke
— Noun
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～ a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
choke
— Noun
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～ a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
chokecherry
— Noun
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～ the fruit of the chokecherry tree
chokecherry
— Noun
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～ a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds
choked
— Adjective
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～ stopped up; clogged up; "clogged pipes"; "clogged up freeways"; "streets choked with traffic"
chokedamp
— Noun
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～ the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life
chokehold
— Noun
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～ complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"
chokehold
— Noun
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～ a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"
chokepoint
— Noun
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～ a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
chokepoint
— Noun
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～ a point of congestion or blockage; "the bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour"
choker
— Noun
– English
～ an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation; "he could win if he wasn't a choker"