Definition of Choke

Noun

• a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
  
• a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
  - choke coil - choking coil

Verb

• cause to retch or choke
  gag
• reduce the air supply
  "choke a carburetor"
  throttle
• 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"
  die decease perish go exit - pass away expire pass - kick the bucket - cash in one's chips - buy the farm conk - give up the ghost - drop dead - pop off croak - snuff it
• suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
  "His job suffocated him"
  suffocate
• become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
  "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
  suffocate
• impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
  suffocate stifle asphyxiate
• become or cause to become obstructed
  "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"
  "The water pipe is backed up"
  clog - choke off - clog up - back up congest foul
• check or slow down the action or effect of
  "She choked her anger"
  
• fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
  "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"
  
• struggle for breath
  have insufficient oxygen intake
  "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
  gag strangle suffocate
• constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
  strangle
• wring the neck of
  "The man choked his opponent"
  scrag
• be too tight
  rub or press
  "This neckband is choking the cat"
  gag fret
• breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
  "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
  

Word games points for the Choke

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Unscramble choke

22 unscramble word found using the letters choke.

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